Musa Super Plantain
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| ==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
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| + | Musa 'super plantain' | ||
| ===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
| ==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||
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| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| + | This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple | ||
| + | of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from. | ||
| *Genetic Group - | *Genetic Group - | ||
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| ===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
| + | Type cooking | ||
| ==Flowering== | ==Flowering== | ||
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| ==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
| - | *Mature Height - | + | *Mature Height - 6' |
| *Survival Zone - | *Survival Zone - | ||
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| + | 9-10 | ||
| *Fruiting Zone - | *Fruiting Zone - | ||
| - | *Cold Hardiness - | + | *Cold Hardiness - Less cold tolerant than other plantains |
| *Wind - | *Wind - | ||
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| + | Heavy bunches cause toppling, pruned bunches alleviate problem | ||
| *Sun - | *Sun - | ||
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| + | Full sun to no more than 30% shade | ||
| + | Temperatures best over 65F | ||
| *Taste Description - | *Taste Description - | ||
| - | *Personal Notes - | + | *Personal Notes - Higher quality fruit results from bunch pruning. This variety will likely produce 8-10 hands, however the bunch is highly conical and the lower hands have short fruit. |
| - | *Growth tips - | + | *Growth tips - For marketing purposes, it is better to prune the bunch back to 4-5 hands as soon as possible. |
| ===Known Afflictions=== | ===Known Afflictions=== | ||
| *Pests - | *Pests - | ||
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| + | Thrips, Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes | ||
| *Susceptible Diseases - | *Susceptible Diseases - | ||
| - | *Resistant Diseases - | + | Panama disease, black sigatoka, cordana leaf spot, cigar end rot |
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| + | *Resistant Diseases - | ||
| ==Research Notes== | ==Research Notes== | ||
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'super plantain'
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Synonyms
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Pictures
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Description
This is a popular variety, which grows to about 12 feet high in the standard form and 6' high in the dwarf form. The fruit is terrific and is a staple of Caribbean and Latin cuisine. The superplantain and dwarf superplantain are french-type bunch reversion sports of Maricongo and Common dwarf plantain respectively. This plantain produces a high quantity of plantains that are smaller than the plantains typical of the false-horn plants it is derived from.
- Genetic Group -
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Origin
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Usage
Type cooking
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom -
- Time To Harvest -
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Cultivation
- Mature Height - 6'
- Survival Zone -
9-10
- Fruiting Zone -
- Cold Hardiness - Less cold tolerant than other plantains
- Wind -
Heavy bunches cause toppling, pruned bunches alleviate problem
- Sun -
Full sun to no more than 30% shade Temperatures best over 65F
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes - Higher quality fruit results from bunch pruning. This variety will likely produce 8-10 hands, however the bunch is highly conical and the lower hands have short fruit.
- Growth tips - For marketing purposes, it is better to prune the bunch back to 4-5 hands as soon as possible.
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
Thrips, Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
- Susceptible Diseases -
Panama disease, black sigatoka, cordana leaf spot, cigar end rot
- Resistant Diseases -
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Research Notes
- Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
- Typical Price Range -
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Members Growing This Banana
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External
- Links
- (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)
- Sources
