Iunepeace

Hi all, hoping to get this plant verified, started a thread a few years ago before it had fruited and we could never settle on an exact variety. Please see below for a some pics of the [first and only] bunch harvested and flowering

Was away in college when harvested so did not get to taste:



Heard it was delicious:



Doubt it's Ice Cream since there is no blue tinge, just waxy in sink:



Flowering stage:



Fingers:



And Closeup:



Bonus:



Guess away!

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robguz24

I'd guess Ice Cream. Based on p-stem color, size, shape, and color of the fruit. Would be surprised if it was not.

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2woodensticks

yea..the blue hue does look like..ice cream..my guess

Iunepeace

First, thanks for the speedy replies.

You all really think it could be Blue Java? I thought that the fruit had to be discernibly blue to qualify, and my parents never mentioned any abnormal ripening traits (to them blue bananas in this case). I thought my uncle that I got it from on another island said it was what we call locally Sugar Bananas, which would translate into Ladyfinger or close. Hmm...

There's a lady from my church who grows a few varieties; here's one of her patches:

(Bottom right area is Blue Java)



And one in that area flowering:

(Hers are much taller than mine, at least 5' or more taller. My plant that fruited was slightly over my head, maybe 7' or 8' in total.)



Finally a ripe bunch in that patch of hers:

(Much more "blue" than my bunch by far)



The physiology of the bunches share some similarities with mine I agree, but I really don't see any coloring to signify mine as Blue Java. Could you please explain why you assert it's that variety? Thanks again

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Iunepeace

I think the problem is that I wasn't there to see the fruit bunch ripen, so I don't know if they were blue or yellow. And I think my family boiled most of em green

Fingers crossed for it to be an Ice Cream though; are they better than Raja, Brazilian and Namwahs?

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Duckfood

Everyone has their own opinion as to which is "Better"... Sort of like asking people which is better; Ford or Chevy???

Most Ice Cream taste reviews here have been non-flattering at best...

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Iunepeace

Update: I'm finally back in the summer from college and have been doing some more banana research while I'm getting my garden and bananas back into gear. Venturabananas commented on a post a couple years ago by a grower who thought he had IC but turned out to be Namwah. Apparently Namwah has purplish coloring where the fingers connect to the stalk? If so this is probably a Namwah (or Silver Bluggoe) and not an Ice Cream since some of the flowering pictures definitely show a purplish connection to the stalk. Thanks for the help everyone

I'll link the thread I read about the purplish connection in:

Ice Cream ‘Blue java’ flag leaf... In zone 7b!!!!

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