Re: Hey, Gabe
Thanx to everyone for putting this together.
Chironex asked about the process of figuring this out - so here was my thinking:
They didn't look like red bananas, as the fruit was green (though there are some "red" bananas that have reverted to green). They were not tall, so that ruled out Brazilian, Praying hands, Misi Luki and a host of others. There were too many hands in the bunch to be Orinocco and Malango. The bananas seemed too fat for Lakatan or Tomoc, though the height was about right. The leaves seemed to be too erect for anything in the Cavendish family, which tend to be more horisontal or weeping. The narrower leaves tended to rule out Dwarf Namwah and Dwarf Colorado Blanco. I did not think about Gran Nain, but my GN does not get that tall here is San Diego - so it didn't seem like a logical answer from my experience. Hope that helps, a little.
The final answer also shows up the benefit of local knowledge.
Oh, and the dentist? He lived for a few years in Hawaii and was the one who pushed me to grow more than the two varieties I used to have, as my climate is more suitable than his location about 7-8 miles inland, in a valley where there are colder temps and frost. So, to the extent that I have be able to contribute to the knowledge database about bananas, we are all in his debt.
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