Two Musa Florida for sale

Kingt82 · 01-26-2023, 10:20 AM

Two Musa Florida "Florida Variegated" for sale. Grown from TC. Stems are 7in tall, about 12in tall from tip of leaves. Growing fast. Putting out a new leaf every week. I'm trying to upload pictures but having difficulties. Can text pictures to anyone who PM's me. $220 with free 2 day shipping, heat pack included. Will upload pics as soon as I'm able to.

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sddarkman619 · 01-26-2023, 08:08 PM

Where did you get TC'ed Floridas?
I don't know of any places that do TC floridas.
Please upload photos to you post.

Iowa · 01-27-2023, 06:49 AM

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beam2050 · 01-27-2023, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

Where did you get TC'ed Floridas?
I don't know of any places that do TC floridas.
Please upload photos to you post.

GOOD CATCH

Kingt82 · 01-27-2023, 09:02 AM

Not sure what the catch is guys. Florida Variegated (Musa Florida) has been TC'd for a while now. I think you may be thinking of Musa AeAe (Manini). No one has been able to TC that one. They look very similar with subtle differences.

beam2050 · 01-27-2023, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingt82

Two Musa Florida "Florida Variegated" for sale. Grown from TC. Stems are 7in tall, about 12in tall from tip of leaves. Growing fast. Putting out a new leaf every week. I'm trying to upload pictures but having difficulties. Can text pictures to anyone who PM's me. $220 with free 2 day shipping, heat pack included. Will upload pics as soon as I'm able to.

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thats not a Florida. sorry

even buying from long time members can be iffy around here. and at 220 a pop one has to be careful.

tis is a florida. i bought off ebay [85 dollars] it was supposed to be an aeae

Kingt82 · 01-27-2023, 10:57 AM

And these are not Musa Florida because…?

Google images of small Musa Floridas and they all look similar to these.

How long ago did you get a Florida for $85? I haven't heard of prices like that since COVID started.

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Originally Posted by beam2050

thats not a Florida. sorry

even buying from long time members can be iffy around here. and at 220 a pop one has to be careful.

tis is a florida. i bought off ebay [85 dollars] it was supposed to be an aeae

beam2050 · 01-27-2023, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingt82

And these are not Musa Florida because…?

Google images of small Musa Floridas and they all look similar to these.

How long ago did you get a Florida for $85? I haven't heard of prices like that since COVID started.

the Florida variegated is one of few plants that people can easily identify as a small plant. most others can only be identified when they fruit.

besides the coloration on the leaves, yours is long and pointy. the shape of the coloration on the leaves make it easily identifiable. valor x has some threads he did last year of the florida with excellent pics.

this is my manini/aeae. the pattern of the coloration is different and so is the shape of the leaf, while the colors are similar to my florida.

the first is the manini and the second is the florida.

sddarkman619 · 01-27-2023, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingt82

Not sure what the catch is guys. Florida Variegated (Musa Florida) has been TC'd for a while now. I think you may be thinking of Musa AeAe (Manini). No one has been able to TC that one. They look very similar with subtle differences.

It sounds like you don't really know what you have.
Those don't look like Florida to me.

Ok so if they've been TCing them for a while now, who is doing it? There are a very few number of places doing TC, You can message me privately.

sddarkman619 · 01-27-2023, 01:27 PM

Did you get it from these guys? Who are also calling it AEAE.....
Thaliand TCer's....

Kingt82 · 01-27-2023, 02:59 PM

They are from Thailand yes but it was sold as Musa Florida.

PR-Giants · 01-28-2023, 07:29 AM

You paid $20 for your manini/aeae and $85 for your Florida variegated.

Is the Florida variegated more valuable because the fruit tastes so much better?

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Originally Posted by beam2050

the Florida variegated is one of few plants that people can easily identify as a small plant. most others can only be identified when they fruit.

besides the coloration on the leaves, yours is long and pointy. the shape of the coloration on the leaves make it easily identifiable. valor x has some threads he did last year of the florida with excellent pics.

this is my manini/aeae. the pattern of the coloration is different and so is the shape of the leaf, while the colors are similar to my florida.

the first is the manini and the second is the florida.

PR-Giants · 01-28-2023, 07:39 AM

There are many people in the San Diego area selling variegated TC'ed Floridas and TC'ed Nonos. The TC labs outside the US are selling them for under $20.

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

Where did you get TC'ed Floridas?
I don't know of any places that do TC floridas.
Please upload photos to you post.

sddarkman619 · 01-28-2023, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

There are many people in the San Diego area selling variegated TC'ed Floridas and TC'ed Nonos. The TC labs outside the US are selling them for under $20.

Who in San Diego is selling these?

PR-Giants · 01-29-2023, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

Who in San Diego is selling these?

Just look at the sellers 'ship from address' if it says they ship from San Diego they're probably from the San Diego area.

The reality is there are a ton of hobbyists all over the States that are now importing variegated TC bananas from Asia. Shipping is fairly expensive so they're buying more than they normally would, and selling the excess. Most of my wholesale clients don't even want to buy variegated Florida because the prices are dropping. Orders for A'ea'e have been steadily increasing but as you pointed out many of these sellers will simply change the name of their Florida to A'ea'e. Also orders for the variegated 'Cold Hardy' ABB types have jumped up the most and that's a plant that even the least skilled among us can grow and keep in beautiful condition.

sddarkman619 · 01-29-2023, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by PR-Giants

Just look at the sellers 'ship from address' if it says they ship from San Diego they're probably from the San Diego area.

What seller? I'm confused about who you are talking about.

sddarkman619 · 01-29-2023, 01:28 PM

Just an FYI. Gabe had a look and said these were probably Floridas but still too young to be complexly sure.
Gabe said they were basically followed by some Thai people on one of their last expeditions and they grabbed specimens and started TCing them. He knows this because they are using the Names Gabes group gave them in a paper written about the plants gathered on that expedition.

PR-Giants · 01-29-2023, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sddarkman619

Just an FYI. Gabe had a look and said these were probably Floridas but still too young to be complexly sure.
Gabe said they were basically followed by some Thai people on one of their last expeditions and they grabbed specimens and started TCing them. He knows this because they are using the Names Gabes group gave them in a paper written about the plants gathered on that expedition.

FYI, Gabe was referring to the variegated Nono when he wrote this and not the variegated Florida. The variegated Florida has been around commercially long before Gabe's first expedition. The quickest way of distinguishing between young TC Florida and Nono is to put them in sunlight. Sunlight causes the white on the leaves of the Nono to turn pink.

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It is very much a real plant, I was on the scientific team who discovered and documented it for the scientific community in PNG in 2016, and I have personally documented and photographed a number of individual specimens in PNG in 2016 and 2019. We were hoping to be able to find a way to commercially release it strategically and have the proceeds go back to the communities where it comes from, or to support banana conservation in PNG, but unfortunately some people followed our tracks from our reports and went to collect the plants and superseded us.

sddarkman619 · 01-29-2023, 03:32 PM

What seller? I'm confused about who you are talking about.

Kingt82 · 01-29-2023, 05:48 PM

Thanks guys. Good conversation but you’ve killed my chances at selling these lol. All good.

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sddarkman619 Banana Man Find me on the map! Name: Larry Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,160 BananaBucks : 203,921 Feedback: 14 / 100% Said "Thanks" 340 Times Was Thanked 1,227 Times in 540 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Two Musa Florida for sale Just an FYI. Gabe had a look and said these were probably Floridas but still too young to be complexly sure. Gabe said they were basically followed by some Thai people on one of their last expeditions and they grabbed specimens and started TCing them. He knows this because they are using the Names Gabes group gave them in a paper written about the plants gathered on that expedition. __________________ Ca Licensed Nursery - Snail/Disease Free and Inspected: Bountiful Garden Nursery - A1469.001 Banana Plants for Sale https://www.bananatreesforsale.com Sign up to the Newsletter for Updates: Sign Up Here

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sddarkman619 Banana Man Find me on the map! Name: Larry Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,160 BananaBucks : 203,921 Feedback: 14 / 100% Said "Thanks" 340 Times Was Thanked 1,227 Times in 540 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Two Musa Florida for sale What seller? I'm confused about who you are talking about. __________________ Ca Licensed Nursery - Snail/Disease Free and Inspected: Bountiful Garden Nursery - A1469.001 Banana Plants for Sale https://www.bananatreesforsale.com Sign up to the Newsletter for Updates: Sign Up Here

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Kingt82 Location: Huntersville, NC Find me on the map! Zone: 7b Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 127 BananaBucks : 9,860 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 52 Times Was Thanked 96 Times in 61 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Two Musa Florida for sale Thanks guys. Good conversation but you’ve killed my chances at selling these lol. All good.

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