Musa zaifui becomes a highly desirable banana

Post by **Dave Brown** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:45 pm

This small banana continues to look better day by day, and has to be one of the more elegant, near hardy species. The stem isn't frost hardy, but Palmer (Tony Palmer) had one come back from ground level after -6C. The leaves are more tear resistant than basjoo so looks less battered after the daily gale.

flounder · Post by **flounder** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:49 pm

This musa jaifui, is that the zai fui Tony sent us?

Post by **Dave Brown** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:06 pm

flounder wrote:This musa jaifui, is that the zai fui Tony sent us?

oops

Typo

yes zaifui

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:29 pm

Is the red stem a characteristic of the species.

Post by **Dave Brown** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:28 pm

fern Rob wrote:Is the red stem a characteristic of the species.

This is still relatively new to western cultivation so not sure if a species trait, but is certainly evident on mine

leunerj · Post by **leunerj** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:29 pm

Could be worth planting out and wrapping the pseudostem?

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:34 pm

Well it looks very interesting, it should be more widely planted.

Post by **Dave Brown** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 10:48 pm

fern Rob wrote:Well it looks very interesting, it should be more widely planted.

It isn't generally available as far as I am aware..... not TC'd

SueW · Post by **SueW** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 8:30 am

It looks a real beaut. And tear-resistant leaves in a windy garden worth their weight in gold!

flounder · Post by **flounder** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:10 am

Mine still hasn't pupped, or put on a lot of growth. It does look healthy though

call · Post by **call** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:50 am

wow that is a beauty

If anyone has a pup that they don't mind parting with I would happily take it

GREVILLE · Post by **GREVILLE** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:21 pm

A stunner, Dave

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 10:44 pm

Was it seed grown.

Post by **Dave Brown** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:22 am

fern Rob wrote:Was it seed grown.

No Rob, is was a pup from Palmer

fern Rob · Post by **fern Rob** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:08 am

I think it should be more widley grown, it looks a great plant.

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