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Originally Posted by robguz24
Finally joined this site. I live near Kalapana in the Puna district of the Big Island on a whopping 7750 sq ft. But somehow I have managed to have acquired the following bananas:
Ice cream-6
Williams-2
Apple-15
Sucrier
Kluay Thai
Raja puri-3
Silk fig
Cuban red-2
Double mahoi-2
A'e A'e-3
Red iholene-2
Mysore
Lady Finger
Dwarf Red
Hua Moa
1000 fingers
Misi Luki
Everything is grown in lava rock-a type called a'a a'a, which is much easier to deal with than the more solid and common pahoehoe. My neighborhood was actually established on a 1955 lava flow. Everything has been spot planted with a little soil from an older part of the island. It has never gotten below 59F in the 4 years I've lived here so pretty much every banana I've planted has thrived. Just here to learn more and enjoy the pictures! All the numbers refer to clumps, not stalks. Some of the single varieties only have 1 stalk, but many of the more mature ones like the Apples have several stalks in a clump including 2 fruiting at once. Aloha,
Rob
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Rob, I've been looking for the Iholena Ula Ula (red red Iholena, a little more color than the Red Iholena), and the Hawaiian Mahoe (not the Double Mahoi mutation of the Dwarf Cavendish/chinese banana). Any help would be appreciated. Mahalo.
Any other Hawaiian varieties that you know of in your area?
I have Hua Moa, Ae Ae, Manai Ula, Ele Ele, and will soon acquire Popoulu, and one un-named variety (see my photos - it's near the end). My other non-Hawaiian types are Saba (dippig), Dwarf Brazilian (locally called Dwarf Apple), Dwarf Red, Manzano, Double Mahoi & Williams.