View Single Post
Old 12-16-2012, 12:41 PM   #10 (permalink)
cheson74
Aloha
 
cheson74's Avatar
 
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Zone: 12a
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 341
BananaBucks : 57,389
Feedback: 1 / 100%
Said "Thanks" 254 Times
Was Thanked 491 Times in 145 Posts
Said "Welcome to Bananas" 7 Times
Default Re: If you could grow only one Hawaiian variety???

Quote:
Originally Posted by venturabananas View Post
Kepler and Rust (Hawaiian banana book) say all the Iholena and Popoulu (including Hua Moa) varieties are fast to mature, taking 65-75 days from bud to harvest in Hawaii, whereas all the Maoli varieties (including Ae Ae) take 110-150 days to mature. I know nothing about them personally since I'm not growing any of them. For reference, they say Dwarf Brazilian, Rajapuri, and other Pome varieties take more like 170 days to mature when grown in warm areas near sea level in Hawaii.
I can vouch for the Pome varieties taking 6 months to mature. I have 5 bunches that are 2 months apart. All fuited between August and October. The earliest one looks to be about a month to month and half til they are ready.

Yug's Ae Ae took about 4.5-5 months to harvest.
__________________
Click for Mililani, Hawaii Forecast
cheson74 is offline   Reply With Quote Send A Private Message To cheson74
Said thanks: