Musa Popoulu

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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

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

This is a popular Hawaiian plantain variety The fruit can be eaten out-of-hand or cooked. The flesh is salmon pink and has very pleasing sub acid apple-like taste. The plant is slender and grows up to 14 feet in height and likes some shade In hawaian, 'Popoulu' means 'Ball-shaped like breadfruit'. Although 'Popoulu' is from a different geographical region than 'Hua Moa' it is very possible that they are the same.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

Hawai

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert/cooking

Flowering

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Cultivation

• Mature Height -

12-14 feet

• Survival Zone -

8-10

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• Wind -

• Sun -

Full sun

• Taste Description -

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Known Afflictions

• Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

• Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka

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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