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Originally Posted by supermario
I am sure you guys have researched the topic extensively, but here is what I found:
It's weird that there is soo much interest in this banana tree, yet there is very little information about it on the internet. The only article I found discussing it's origin was written by guess who....An employee(probably owner) of TyTy. I even recognized his name from the Amazon feedback section...He had posted positive reviews for TyTy as if he were a customer!!!
Here is the article: thePhantomWriters.com / thePhantomWriters.org:: Article: The Modern Soft Yellow Banana Evolved From The Cooking Banana As The Number One Fruit In The World
I have seen some other sites mention the Texas Star, but only briefly as a cold hardy banana. The link posted by somoeone else earlier describes Texas Star as a dwarf orinoco... Since no credible source for the tree seems to be available...I think TyTy has been pulling a fast one for years. If there truly was this miraculous cold hardy banana...why wouldn't other nurseries follow suit? Do a little digging and you'll see that ALL the sites with info and/or Texas Star banana plants for sale are run by TyTy. |
I can probably get in trouble with a certain member here for saying this. Objectively speaking, under that premise, excepting for the reputation of the vendor, the same could be said about CA Gold. Both vendors claim that they got their original plants from around the same area in TX. Both describe their plant as dwarf, can withstand cold temperatures, and edible. The only difference is one has independently established his credibility, and the other only thinks he has.
I can say this about TX Star: I've heard about it at least 10 years before I heard about CA Gold. Matter of fact, the first time that I heard about CA Gold, I was skeptical, but soon was convinced by the TV footage of his "plantation." When I heard about TX Star, Al Gore had not yet invented the internet, so I could only rely on their ads and occasional newspaper/magazine clips. So, I don't think that TTN is necessarily a copycat.