Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

Hi, everyone!

I have a hillside home on the rainy north side of St. Croix, the 'big island. Right now, I have a Cuban Red and two Bacubas-- little roundish very sweet bananas.

I have a question, does anyone know anything of a wild banana that's indigenous to a tiny Pacific island named Nieue? (pron. 'new way')? It stains an intense red.

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

Hello, Welcome & Good Luck.. :^)

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

Welcome aboard,
Pull up a chair, sit down and learn a little.

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

The wiki on the island talks about the bananas a little: Niue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - names them hulahula. But if they stain the teeth like betel .... All us banana harvesters know how banana sap can stain a shirt.

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

I'm guessing it is a Fe'i banana, based on where it is. These are cooking bananas, cannot be eaten raw. Never had one but wish there is a source on the U.S. mainland, I do wish to try growing them in Florida.

Happy Growing!

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

Historically, bananas are native to Burma ...

Re: Hello from the US Virgin Islands!
 

Golly Wally! I didn't expect so many friendly 'hellos!"

I'm happy I found you, and will post a couple of photos once I'm on a different computer.

Cheers,,,,,Melissa