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Old 07-13-2009, 11:36 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: Wind resistance-need help

There is one cultivar whose leaves supposedly do not rip in the wind, mine is fairly good sized now, but in a greenhouse so I havent been able to test this. The leaves are different from other Musa however, the laminas are completely flat (no ridges on the major veins or anything). It is called 'Enar' and is a diploid from Papua New Guinea. They don't feel any stronger, but they certainly are the only banana I have ever seen with this type of leaf and they may do better in the wind to some degree. Unfortunately this cultivar is not available on the market yet, so you'll have to just wait and hope one day it is.

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Same plant after it grew up a bit
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