Category Archives: Musaceae
First banana flower
The first thing I saw out the kitchen window after getting back to Panama was the first flower on any of our banana trees. It was Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Two days later the flower had already changed. … Continue reading
Immortal Banana
“Consider the banana (Musa). The commercial varieties do not produce seeds, and their culture is limited to isolating sprouts and placing them in favorable ecological conditions. These banana clones are as ancient as tropical agriculture itself, 10,000-20,000 years….To me, the … Continue reading
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