South Louisiana Members
 

HI, I'm looking for banana lovers in the Baton Rouge area. I feel like I'm am the only one.

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I don't know if there are any other in the BR area, but there are several members from LA on our site here. I'm sure they'll pipe up soon. Don't worry, you're not alone.

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I'm in Lake Charles.

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Wow, Awsome. I feel much better.

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Superior Grill used to have some nice bananas around it.

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Still does. When I'm in BR, that's one of my stops.

Steve

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What is Superior Grill?

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Scott,

It's a very good Tex-Mex restaurant on Government St. in Baton Rouge.

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I stopped and had dinner somewhere in Baton Rogue back in 1988, but don't grow bananas there.

You can click on the map under your name and view some folks you have taken the time to indicate their location. At Bananas.org - Member Map - Map of our member's locations! I see a few people around you that are members here but not active and soouthlatropical is active and not far from you.

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went thru south la on my way to tx to help with ike..i saw nothing but bananas growing everywhere. ive been all down coastal la. every time i go there i see a plant with a hand growing. wonder whats with people in southern la. and ms??? i hardly see any members from the gulf coast states of ms and la..you never stop hearing from fla members ..i have probabaly seen more bananas growing in southern ms or la on properties from the interstate than florida easily.

they are out there dude.

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Yvonne,

I am in the Baton Rouge area and these are the bananas that I am growing.

Musa acuminata - 'Ice Cream'
Musa balbisiana - 'Thai Black'
Musa Dwarf Cavendish
NOID - Very likely to be Orinoco
Musa Balbisiana - 'Gigantea'
Musa Red Iholene
Musa acuminata sumatrana - 'Zebrina' 'Blood Banana'
Musa Bordelon
Musa Ornata - Lavender
Musa siamensis - ‘Thai Gold’
Musa Mannii
Musa Becarrii
Musella lasiocarpa - 'Golden Lotus'
Ensete ventricosum var 'Maurelli' - 'Red Abyssinian Banana'
Ensete ventricosum

Ronald,
Zebrina, ornata, and a large variety (looks like Orinoco) are very common in Louisiana and considered 'weeds' by some people that do not try to control them. Oddly enough, Bordelon which is the only banana from Louisiana is not very common while zebrinas have become a common sight b/c of the big box stores.

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yeah ive seen the "weeds" down there. i have seen a few grown next to two story houses that looked like they have never seen a frost before.. i had to take a big corm with me on my way back. i think a lot of gulf bananas come from orinoco too.

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Hi Isaac, You have quite a collection. I would love to see your awsome collection. I am still working on mine. I have the following in mine.

Ice cream
kru
raja puri
misi luki
saba
williams hybird
Hua moa ( on the way )
red iholene (on the way )

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I will be posting some updated pictures to my photo album some time soon.

Many of my plants are in pots and should have been planted already. I just have not had the time. If you are interested in trading some time, local trades are the best. No postage to pay and you can trade big plants. The ones I have that appear to be Orinoco are huge and I really need to remove a few of them. Here is a link to a complete list of what I am growing and what I am looking for.
southlatropical's GardenWeb Exchange Page

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Isaac, I checked out your link. I would love to trade/purchase with you. I have a few items that you are looking for. I will send you an email soon.

I am not very computer savy. I just tried to upload some photos in the members gallery and I dont know where they went.

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Ronald,

In your travels through coastal Louisiana and Mississippi, I think most of the bananas you saw are commonly thought to be Orinocos. Stokes Tropicals used to sell a banana identified as 1780 which was a banana imported from Hispaniola in 1780 to Laura Plantation, an antebellum plantation north of New Orleans on the Mississippi. This plantation house is still there and so are the stands of bananas. Mr. Glen Stokes thinks these bananas are of Cavendish origin. And Isaac mentioned Musa Bordelon which is an ornamental discovered growing in Bordelonville, La. I've not seen this banana other than at the Stokes nursery.

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Hi Ronald, I bought this Williams hybrid plant last summer at my local nursery. It was a single plant. The winter tempertures killed it. But look at all the pups. I counted 14 pups I think this banana plant will be the weeds you had mentioned.

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I am reducing my huge Ice Cream clump down and will be digging out a couple 5-6 foot pups and a couple that are 8-9 foot if anyone in my area is interested.