Musa Namwah
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| ==Cultivar Name== | ==Cultivar Name== | ||
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| + | Musa 'namwah' | ||
| ===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
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| (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=658 the flying dutchman]) | ||
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| + | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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| + | http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2607&size=1&filefix=.jpg | ||
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| + | (credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=5 Gabe15]) | ||
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| + | https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49026058447_c74699894c_c.jpg credit: Backyard Banana Joe | ||
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| + | https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49810641573_643f5a4c91_c.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49538084601_22fde50989_c.jpg | ||
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| + | https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49592133321_d4987ffb0d_c.jpg credit: Backyard BananaJoe | ||
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| + | https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49538084601_22fde50989_c.jpg | ||
| + | Credit: Backyard Banana Joe | ||
| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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| + | This banana from Thailand is the most commonly grown cultivar in that country. | ||
| + | It is drought resistant and vigorous. 'Namwah' reaches 10 to 14 feet in height. | ||
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| *Genetic Group - | *Genetic Group - | ||
| - | ===Origin=== | + | ===Origin=== |
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| + | Thailand | ||
| *Date realized in trade - | *Date realized in trade - | ||
| ===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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| + | Desert banana | ||
| ==Flowering== | ==Flowering== | ||
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| *Time To Bloom - | *Time To Bloom - | ||
| - | *Time To Harvest - | + | About a year and a half |
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| + | *Time To Harvest - | ||
| + | Normally three - four months | ||
| ==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
| *Mature Height - | *Mature Height - | ||
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| + | 10-14 feet | ||
| *Survival Zone - | *Survival Zone - | ||
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| + | 9-10 | ||
| *Fruiting Zone - | *Fruiting Zone - | ||
| - | *Cold Hardiness - | + | *Cold Hardiness - |
| *Wind - | *Wind - | ||
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| + | wind tolerant | ||
| *Sun - | *Sun - | ||
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| + | Full sun | ||
| *Taste Description - | *Taste Description - | ||
| - | *Personal Notes - | + | *Personal Notes - Fast grower |
| - | *Growth tips - | + | *Growth tips - FERTILIZE |
| ===Known Afflictions=== | ===Known Afflictions=== | ||
| *Pests - | *Pests - | ||
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| + | Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes | ||
| *Susceptible Diseases - | *Susceptible Diseases - | ||
| - | *Resistant Diseases - | + | Panama disease and black sigatoka |
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| + | *Resistant Diseases - | ||
| ==Research Notes== | ==Research Notes== | ||
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| ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ===Members Growing This Banana=== | ||
| - | <googlemap lat="29.840644" lon="-26.015625"> | + | <googlemap lat="28.0074" lon="-80.694917" zoom="01"> |
| + | 30.404948, -87.703546, [[User:alemily]] | ||
| + | 28.007253, -80.695074, sputinc7 | ||
| + | 28.404228, -81.203402, [[User: Backyard Banana Joe]] | ||
| </googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
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Contents |
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'namwah'
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Synonyms
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Pictures
(credit the flying dutchman)
(credit Gabe15)
(credit Gabe15)
credit: Backyard Banana Joe
credit: Backyard BananaJoe
Credit: Backyard Banana Joe
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Description
This banana from Thailand is the most commonly grown cultivar in that country. It is drought resistant and vigorous. 'Namwah' reaches 10 to 14 feet in height.
- Genetic Group -
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Origin
Thailand
- Date realized in trade -
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Usage
Desert banana
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom -
About a year and a half
- Time To Harvest -
Normally three - four months
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Cultivation
- Mature Height -
10-14 feet
- Survival Zone -
9-10
- Fruiting Zone -
- Cold Hardiness -
- Wind -
wind tolerant
- Sun -
Full sun
- Taste Description -
- Personal Notes - Fast grower
- Growth tips - FERTILIZE
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
- Susceptible Diseases -
Panama disease and black sigatoka
- 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
