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75north · 08-23-2021, 05:51 PM

Hi all,

This is one of my first banana purchases that I got from a local nursery (before I knew better). It was labeled as Manzano. It's really a beautiful plant but some of its features don't match descriptions that I've seen of proper Manzanos.

Description:

flowering at 12.5 feet (first time around it was at only 8.5')
blotchy pseudostem
open petiole margins
relatively long/thin flower
bracts curl up one at a time

Cold tolerance seems to be only slightly better than my Dwarf Cavendishes. The pathetically small bunch I got last year barely made it thru a mild winter and never filled out properly. When they ripened they tasted pretty darn close to a grocery store banana with only the faintest hit of acid. Nothing anywhere near to even a store-bought Manzano.

The built-in photo uploader gave me some problems so a google photo album will have to suffice: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1hFpQt7mz4AQejxe9

I realize it may be too early to identify it with the flower having just emerged a couple weeks ago. I'm definitely leaning towards some sort of Cavendish type. What say you?

Thanks!

08-23-2021, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
75north Location: Winter Park, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 187 BananaBucks : 17,434 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 204 Times Was Thanked 278 Times in 100 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Help me ID this one! Hi all, This is one of my first banana purchases that I got from a local nursery (before I knew better). It was labeled as Manzano. It's really a beautiful plant but some of its features don't match descriptions that I've seen of proper Manzanos. Description: flowering at 12.5 feet (first time around it was at only 8.5') blotchy pseudostem open petiole margins relatively long/thin flower bracts curl up one at a time Cold tolerance seems to be only slightly better than my Dwarf Cavendishes. The pathetically small bunch I got last year barely made it thru a mild winter and never filled out properly. When they ripened they tasted pretty darn close to a grocery store banana with only the faintest hit of acid. Nothing anywhere near to even a store-bought Manzano. The built-in photo uploader gave me some problems so a google photo album will have to suffice: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1hFpQt7mz4AQejxe9 I realize it may be too early to identify it with the flower having just emerged a couple weeks ago. I'm definitely leaning towards some sort of Cavendish type. What say you? Thanks!