Ice Cream

slp0100 · 08-09-2021, 08:41 AM

Added a photo to gallery ...was told it was an Ice Cream Banana when I purchased it a couple years ago.

Here is a pic from Mid July

OllieB497 · 08-09-2021, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by slp0100

Added a photo to gallery ...was told it was an Ice Cream Banana when I purchased it a couple years ago.

Here is a pic from Mid July

Looks like a blue java to me.

Gabe15 · 08-11-2021, 01:51 AM

Its Dwarf Namwah, not Blue Java.

OllieB497 · 08-11-2021, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

Its Dwarf Namwah, not Blue Java.

How can you tell?
If u look online the fruit of the namwah look fused almost.

slp0100 · 08-11-2021, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

Its Dwarf Namwah, not Blue Java.

Based on the height of about 8' I am guessing you are correct.

Gabe15 · 08-11-2021, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by OllieB497

How can you tell?

How to ID a banana is a complicated thing to explain simply with text. The short answer is that I have grown and documented probably around 600+ varieties for the past 18 years, both for myself as a hobby but also professionally, so I am very familiar with these plants. It's like seeing someone you know, it can be hard to describe what exact features you see that tell you that is someone you know, but you just know that person and know what they look like and you don't even really think about it.

If I were to try and break it down, the dead giveaways are a combination of fruit color, bunch orientation, male bud color, male bud shape, plant coloration, phyllotaxy/arrangement of leaves, stature of the plant and pseudostem, and likelyhood of it being found in the context/region presented.

slp0100 · 08-11-2021, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

Its Dwarf Namwah, not Blue Java.

I understand these are great tasting bananas.

OllieB497 · 08-12-2021, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15

How to ID a banana is a complicated thing to explain simply with text. The short answer is that I have grown and documented probably around 600+ varieties for the past 18 years, both for myself as a hobby but also professionally, so I am very familiar with these plants. It's like seeing someone you know, it can be hard to describe what exact features you see that tell you that is someone you know, but you just know that person and know what they look like and you don't even really think about it.

If I were to try and break it down, the dead giveaways are a combination of fruit color, bunch orientation, male bud color, male bud shape, plant coloration, phyllotaxy/arrangement of leaves, stature of the plant and pseudostem, and likelyhood of it being found in the context/region presented.

fair enough, I cant argue with that.
this is what I'm going off. give it a watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjUFw_qQ0po&t=65s

slp0100 · 08-13-2021, 07:46 AM

I will post an update over the next few weeks

slp0100 · 09-16-2021, 09:39 AM

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Updated photo

smeash · 09-16-2021, 01:57 PM

Looking good thanks for the update!

slp0100 · 09-16-2021, 02:11 PM

Namwa or Blue Java

08-09-2021, 08:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
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