07-21-2021, 10:35 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
Zone: 6A
Name: Mary
Join Date: Sep 2020
Posts: 646
Said "Thanks" 607 Times
Was
Thanked 443 Times in 302 Posts
|
Re: Identify a banana variety without having fruit?
Quote:
Originally Posted by pitangadiego
The answer to the original question is maybe. If you know what varieties you have but not which is which, it will be easier. Dwarfs and talls should be fairly sortable as the plants grow. Reds should be easy to separate as a group. Rose leaves are fairly distinct as are Colorado Blanco. And so on. Trunk size is another sortable feature. No chance of mistaking a Fhia-18 for a Pisang Ceylon when looking at the trunks, for example.
|
It’s good to know that it could be possible after all! Yay! You’ve made some excellent points on what can distinguish each kind of variety! Pretty smart! Thanks for the helpful info! 
__________________
It’s long been a dream of mine to be able to grow real bananas off my own plants! So, please wish me luck on my quest to fulfill that dream!
|
|
|