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Originally Posted by planetrj
See, the thing is, I can completely understand pricing on a plant that is truly "rare", but I have 2 issues with this plant (sort of like Siam Ruby) when you go to certain places in Hawaii and you see them growing by the grove and sell for $10 each like it's no big deal, ya gotta think.. is this really such a big deal? Plus, the fact that this and SR are such finicky, fussy plants, don't we want to move forward with musa and not backward? Seems so interesting that a civilized mind would pay HUNDREDS more for a mutated and genetically deficient plant, isn't it?  |
Where in Hawaii are there groves of this plant?
For $10??
Is this a mutated and genetically deficient plant?
The description I have read for this plant often mention that in early times it was reserved for Hawaiian Royalty and was Kapu for commoners. Did the mutation occur naturally?
This plant is different than Basjoo, Siam Ruby or Musella lasiocarpa, all of which have sold for very high price at one time or another, in that it has maintained this rarity and been priced very high (in relation to other bananas at the time) for over 25 years (to my recollection...maybe longer as this is when it first appeared on my radar)....