Musa Namwah

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	==Cultivar Name==		==Cultivar Name==
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		+	Musa 'namwah'
	===Synonyms===		===Synonyms===
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		+	http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=2654&size=1&filefix=.jpg
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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/65535/49538084601_22fde50989_c.jpg
		+	Credit: Backyard Banana Joe
	==Description==		==Description==
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	===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===
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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'namwah'

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

(credit Gabe15)

(credit Gabe15)

credit: Backyard Banana Joe

credit: Backyard BananaJoe

Credit: Backyard Banana Joe

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 -

Origin

Thailand

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

About a year and a half

• Time To Harvest -

Normally three - four months

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

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

• Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources