Musa Maia Maoli Eka
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Cultivar Name
Musa 'Mai'a Maoli Eka' (Mai'a meaning: Banana maoli meaning: human being eka meaning: wind
Perhaps a hybrid of M. Mai'a Maoli and Eka??
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Synonyms
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Pictures
Tc seedling at 1 week after emergence from its incubator
(credit damaclese)
==Description== MAIA MAOLI EKA- This 12-14 ft. tall plant of the Polynesian cooking variety has delicious flavor and statuesque elegance. It is mostly green with slight red colors in the pseudostem giving serious competition to the other cooking varieties. (One of our favorites)
- Genetic Group - AAA
We Need Better Pictures
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Origin
- Date realized in trade - anitiquity Unknown place of orgin based on naming style Hawaii specifically the area known as Kona
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Usage
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Flowering
- Time To Bloom - 15 to 18 months
- Time To Harvest - 19 to 22 months
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Cultivation
- Mature Height - 12ft to 14ft
- Survival Zone -11 to 10
- Fruiting Zone - 11 to 10
- Cold Hardiness -not cold hardy keep from frost
- Wind - modiritly resistent
- Sun - full sun up to 60% shade
- Taste Description - sweet desert type
- Personal Notes -
- Growth tips -
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Known Afflictions
- Pests -
- Susceptible Diseases -
- 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)
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