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Mudturkle · 11-08-2016, 04:18 PM

OK. Here is an update. Since I figured that the Baker Creek "Dwarf Iholena" came from Agristarts, and Agristarts currently sells a "Dwarf Iholena", I emailed them and asked them exactly which it was. Here is the answer I got:
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Hi John,

I had to research this one a bit, since I didn't know much about the Haa Haa
banana. Haa Haa is listed on some websites as available (for trade or for
sale), although it is not one Agri-Starts has in culture. It looks to be
very rare and in some areas extinct.

The Musa Dwarf Iholena we are producing from our own tissue culture labs. We
received it from a customer in Hawaii who has been tracking down older
varieties of Hawaiian bananas to replenish the valleys there. It is a dwarf
form, growing to 6'-8' tall (but not very short like Haa Haa). We received
the plant in our hands as Musa 'Maia Iholena Haia Dwarf' The gentleman who
gave it to us refers to it as Dwarf Iholena as the 'common name'.

We sell these as 72 cell pack trays, with a minimum of 2 trays per order (2
trays of any 2 varieties, does not have to be 2 trays of the same plant.)

If you're interested in ordering, please let me know. We'll have a couple
trays of Musa Dwf Iholena available in late December, if you would like to
prebook some.

Thanks,
Heather
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So, does that make any sense to any of our Hawaiian banana gurus here? I can see Iholena Haa (short Iholena?), but why is "Maia" included? Is there such a thing? Yours, John

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Mudturkle Location: Central Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, and also 9b Name: Mudturkle Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 183 BananaBucks : 37,161 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 328 Times Was Thanked 321 Times in 120 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Dwarf Iholena, but which one? OK. Here is an update. Since I figured that the Baker Creek "Dwarf Iholena" came from Agristarts, and Agristarts currently sells a "Dwarf Iholena", I emailed them and asked them exactly which it was. Here is the answer I got: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi John, I had to research this one a bit, since I didn't know much about the Haa Haa banana. Haa Haa is listed on some websites as available (for trade or for sale), although it is not one Agri-Starts has in culture. It looks to be very rare and in some areas extinct. The Musa Dwarf Iholena we are producing from our own tissue culture labs. We received it from a customer in Hawaii who has been tracking down older varieties of Hawaiian bananas to replenish the valleys there. It is a dwarf form, growing to 6'-8' tall (but not very short like Haa Haa). We received the plant in our hands as Musa 'Maia Iholena Haia Dwarf' The gentleman who gave it to us refers to it as Dwarf Iholena as the 'common name'. We sell these as 72 cell pack trays, with a minimum of 2 trays per order (2 trays of any 2 varieties, does not have to be 2 trays of the same plant.) If you're interested in ordering, please let me know. We'll have a couple trays of Musa Dwf Iholena available in late December, if you would like to prebook some. Thanks, Heather -------------------------------------------------------------------- So, does that make any sense to any of our Hawaiian banana gurus here? I can see Iholena Haa (short Iholena?), but why is "Maia" included? Is there such a thing? Yours, John __________________ Central Texas Zone 8B and Gulf Coast zone 9B: Raja Puri, Dw. Brazilian, Dw. Orinoco, Dw. NamWah, Dw. Cavendish, Dw. Green?, Dw. Red? Iholena Tigua, Veinte Cohol, Misi Luki, Pisang Raja.