simon_c

Hi all,

I was browsing through the Gardenweb forum and found these pictures of some bananas on display at a floral show in Thailand. The pictures are not mine so I won't take credit for it. But since we are all banana addicts, so I thought I'd share it with you guys. I would like to know what type of banana is the one in the picture that looks blue in color.




-Simon

sandy0225

That is so awesome! I'm so jealous of the number of varieties represented there fully developed like it's no big deal.
Wow!

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the flying dutchman

It is probably 'Burmese Blue' a seeded banana.

Musa Burmese Blue - Bananas Wiki

Ron

island cassie

Simon - those pictures are amazing - what a lineup!!

Cassie

natedogg1026

Wow!

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cactus6103

Very cool photos. Thanks for sharing. Red

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mm4birds

great pictures.

dablo93

what are those white bananas in the first pic!! they are GREAT
and in the 3rd pic, what a HUGE bunche of bananas , WOW

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Whatever

Wow great pictures. I didn't know there where white bananas.

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Tropicallvr

I like those blue/white ones too, I bet it's wax that makes them look like that.

simon_c

Ron says that it might be the Burmese Blue Banana, which is a seeded variety, but somehow I seem to think otherwise because the picture in the banana wiki shows a purple colored banana.
The 3rd picture is what is known as the Thousand finger banana. The second one is quite famous which I think most of you know, The Praying Hands Banana.

bigdog

Those are pretty cool, but I can tell you that they are most definitely NOT 'Burmese Blue'. 'Burmese Blue' bananas are a bright purpleish-blue color when fully ripe, and not as big as those whitish ones.

Could they be 'Ice Cream'?

bikoro child

Yeeaaah!Amazing bananas!!!
I tried to find the translation here:
M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting plant names - Thai index
But the characters are very difficult to recognize ...Maybe that Musa Chiliocarpa? I do'nt know what it is...

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simon_c

I googled the Musa Chiliocarpa and it turns out as The Thousand Finger Banana. You got one right. :-)

momoese

Perhaps they are Burmese Blues that are not ripe? They don't look like any IC's I've seen. Although if you look at the picture where they are hiding behind the Thousand Fingers and out of the direct flash they do look more like Ice Cream so maybe the close flash turned them whiter than they really are?

bigdog

I don't think so. The bunch size and fruit size is much larger on that banana than 'Burmese Blue'. 'Burmese Blue' has smaller fruits, different shaped fruits, a skinnier rachis, different color, and smaller bunch size than those beauties. I was just guessing when I said 'Ice Cream'. I don't really have much knowledge about the fruits of that one. Sure would be nice if someone from Thailand could translate for us!!

musa_monkey

fantastic pictures thanks for sharing them

Gabe15

Those bluish ones are 'Ice Cream' or another very similar member of the 'Ney Mannan' group, it likely goes under a completely different name in Thailand though.

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newflemmli

the uni index vienna says "Musa Namwah var. INARUFUFU" is the only plant wizh white fruits.

momoese

Good find!

A Google search for Musa Namwah var. INARUFUFU led me to this French page with this:
http://www.tropicaflore.com/boutique...rget=d177.html

Musa sp. Ice Cream (Inarufufu en Kirundi) (Pot de 10 litres)
Musaceae

Type de plante : Bananiers vivriers. Nom commun : Bananier à fruits comestibles. Origine : Afrique (Burundi). Description : Très beau bananier vivrier (aux fruits comestibles). Grand développement pouvant être limité par la taille du pot. Belles feuilles très longues, bleu-vert avec un faux tronc vert pâle recouvert d'une pruine blanchâtre. En provenance du Burundi, ses fruits sont très sucrés et parfumés. Issus de gros régimes, ses bananes de couleur crème bleuté argenté sont consommées comme désert, en frites sucrées, grillées ou en sauce. Lieu de culture : Véranda ou serre tempérée (environ 10°C). Culture quelque fois possible en pleine terre dans les régions les plus chaudes (Côte d'Azur par exemple),. Température minimale de conservation généralement observée : 10 °C. Exemple de substrat à utiliser : 30% de terreau horticole du commerce, 20 % de fumier très décomposé type OR BRUN, 20% de sable de rivière (0 à 4 mm), 10% de perlite, 20% de terre de jardin fine.. Arrosage durant la saison hivernale : Sol humide : arroser lorsque le substrat est sec sur un centimètre en surface. Arrosage durant la saison estivale : Sol mouillé : arroser de façon à ce que le substrat soit toujours humide. Exposition recommandée : Pleine lumiere sans soleil direct. Hauteur à la livraison : 80/200cm suivant la saison. Hauteur adulte suivant le type de culture [bac ou pleine terre] : 2 m / 6 m.

Information importante : Durant l'automne et l'hiver, nous coupons l'encombrant feuillage des grands bananiers à 1 mètre du sol afin qu'ils puissent voyager par transporteur sans encombre.


Here is the English translation:
Musa sp. Ice Cream (Inarufufu in Kirundi) (Pot of 10 liters) Musaceae Zoom Type of plant: Food banana trees. Common noun: Banana tree with edible fruits. Origin: Africa (Burundi). Description: Very beautiful food banana tree (with the edible fruits). Great development which can be limited by the size of the pot. Beautiful very long sheets, blue-green with a false pale green trunk covered with a bloom blanchâtre. Coming from Burundi, its fruits are very sweetened and scented. Resulting from large modes, its bananas of cream-coloured color bluish silver plated are consumed like desert, out of sweetened chips, roasted or out of sauce. Place of culture: Veranda or moderate greenhouse (approximately 10°C). Culture some possible time in open ground in the hottest areas (Riviera for example). minimal Temperature of conservation generally observed: 10 °C. Example of substrate to be used: 30% of horticultural compost of the trade, 20 % of standard very broken up manure BUT BROWN, stream sand 20% (0 to 4 mm), 10% of pearlite, fine ground 20% of garden. Watering during the winter season: Wet ground: to sprinkle when the substrate is dry on one centimetre on the surface. Watering during the estival season: Wet ground: to sprinkle so that the substrate is always wet. Exposure recommended: Full light without direct sun. Height with the delivery: 80/200cm according to the season. Adult height according to the type of culture [ vat or open ground ]: 2 m/6 m.

Important information: During the autumn and the winter, we cross encumbering it foliage of the large banana trees to 1 meter of the ground so that they can travel by conveyor without encumbers.

I'm think about printing a blown up picture of the sign and taking it to some of the local Thai restaurants until someone can translate what it says!