Patty in Wisc

Ordered a Siam Ruby & Raja Puri on Ebay from Wellspring last night. Anyone hear of them or ordered from them? I blame my weakness all on this forum after seeing pics of Siam Ruby & ppl here saying how good Raja Puri tastes! I really don't have room for more nannas but I am so excited about them. They will be small starter plants, but S.R. was $8.99 & R.P. was $5.99 & $7.49 S&H.
Does SR produce edible fruit or just showy leaves?
Can anyone tell me how big these will get? I also have 2 I.C, a Dbl Mahoi & a Truly Tiny (so cute!) Thanks for any info.
Patty

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capthof

I have yet to hear or see fruit from Siam Ruby.
The Siam I have has slowed it's growth due to cooler temperatures and shorter days.
Maybe next year we'll see if the ruby fruits.
My Mahoi's can get 6 to 7 foot, some times they fruit at 5 feet.
They are like Dwarf Cavendish.

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Patty in Wisc

Thanks Captain, every little bit of info helps.
I'm still wondering how big the Siam & Raja Puri will get. Hopefully not as big as my Ice Cream!!
Another Question... how is the fruits on Mahoi?

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Worm_Farmer

I love Wellsprings!!

I was told Siam Ruby will be dark red when it is hot and very bright outside. They do make fruit, I was told the fruit has large black, very hard seeds. You would not really want to eat the fruit.

Patty in Wisc

Thanks Worm Farmer, nice to know that Siam can fruit!
I got your PM but it wouldn't let me respond to you (?) Somehow you are set up not to receive any.

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I have purchased many plants from wellsprings , always nice plants,but they will be small.

capthof

My Ruby is 5 foot to where the leaves come out.
We'll see how much bigger it gets I've had it almost six months.
I can't say about the height of Raja Puri.
As far as the taste of Mahoi they are very good!
When our relatives come down they prefer them to store bought.
I have started growing the Nam Wah, Manzano and Brazilian because I hear the taste is better. The proof is in the pudding.......

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MediaHound

Musa Rajapuri - Bananas Wiki
Musa Siam Ruby - Bananas Wiki

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BIGDAWG69

Wellspring is great to order from - fast shipping - good price - BUT.....the plants are always very small 3"-4" TCs

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Patty in Wisc

Thanks all & Jarred for those links. I was at Wiki but have to get more familiar with it.
I figured they have to be TC's to be so small, but my IC were 2 inch TC in June '06. I can't wait to get them!

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I am pretty sure everything I have gotten from him is TC. But everything I have gotten from him grows fast.

Chironex

Hi Patty, I have many banana plants from Wellspring, fertilizer too. Their "Banana Fuel" has great N-P-K ratios and micronutrients. All of my TC's from them have done well and are growing strong. I have no hesitation in recommending them.

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Patty in Wisc

This is nice to hear. I gotta get me some "banana fuel"!!

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Yes, by Feb I will need to order another 3lb of it. His Banana Fuel is 15-5-30, from what I understand this rating is what commercial farms and nurseys use.

stumpy4700

anyone know their website address or are they only on ebay?

sunfish

www.wellspringarden.org.

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Patty in Wisc

I found them at wellspringgardens.com

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I have bought things a few times from Wellsprings on eBay and they have good prices and do a great job of packing/shipping. However, as can be seen in my old threads on a couple of bananas, I believe that at least one of my two surviving plants (Ice Cream died in January 2007), was mislabeled. It is supposed to be Dwarf Orinoco but fruited at 11' and I don't know what it is. The Raja Puri I bought from them is also questionable as well, though it does look somewhat like it (don't know how well fruit will ripen since it's getting cool here). The mix-up on the D.O. must have been at an early stage as the tiny pots have the variety printed right on them. I don't know what I have at this time, but it might be better than D.O., but was slow to fruit since it's such a tall plant.

How many people have fruited plants bought from Wellspring? I'm just wondering if my problem was a fluke or not. I still have Sugarloaf pineapple and a T.R. Hovey papaya from them that are small so the jury is out on those.

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The Bananas and Pineapples I got from him are not of age to fruit yet, still need some time. The Pomegranate's are all more then trippled in size in one year, and currently have TONS of flowers and buds on them. They are also been flowering throught out the year. I did have one Pomegranate make a small fruit but the rain pulled it off the plant. I have 8 Dwarf Pomegranate from him.