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andy17 · 06-21-2012, 09:38 AM

Hello,
I am interested in the Gros Michel family, but I am finding they are next to impossible to find. I have read in several places that the FHIA-17 and 23 are "Gros Michel" types and share the same parents. Are these "resistant" Gros Michels or a totally unrelated, but similar in characteristics, banana? According to Encanto Farms info on both FHIA hybrids, it says both are descended from "Highgate" which is the medium sized Gros Michel I believe, yet I've read on the forums here where some are saying they have no Gros Michel genetics whatsoever. Any input or advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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andy17 Location: Northern Alabama Zone: 8a Name: Andy Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 308 BananaBucks : 105,783 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 269 Times Was Thanked 171 Times in 115 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 20 Times	Gros Michel, FHIA-17, & FHIA-23 Hello, I am interested in the Gros Michel family, but I am finding they are next to impossible to find. I have read in several places that the FHIA-17 and 23 are "Gros Michel" types and share the same parents. Are these "resistant" Gros Michels or a totally unrelated, but similar in characteristics, banana? According to Encanto Farms info on both FHIA hybrids, it says both are descended from "Highgate" which is the medium sized Gros Michel I believe, yet I've read on the forums here where some are saying they have no Gros Michel genetics whatsoever. Any input or advice would be really appreciated. Thanks! __________________ "Gardening is the purest of human pleasures." --Francis Bacon