Musa - 'Goldfinger' - Live Banana Plant

Description

Musa - 'FH1A Goldfinger' - Live Banana Plant
Description
This auction is for one (1) Musa - 'FH1A Goldfinger' - Live Banana Plant. A recent product of the banana breeding program in Honduras, this cultivar has commercial potential. It has a high wind resistance, some cold tolerance and excellent disease resistance with a strong pseudostem and base. It is an outstanding producer of delicious tasting bananas that are reminiscent of one of its parents(Musa "Dwarf Prata"/"Prata Ana"/ "Dwarf Brazilian"...these are all synonyms). The other parent cultivar is SH3142. It is a rapid growing, easy to grow, mostly green plant. It will grow to about 14 Ft in the tropics or 5-8 Ft in a container. Planted in the ground in California it grows to about 7-12 Ft with stout construction and broad leaves with fruit clusters in the 30-100 Lbs bunches.It is the first product of the banana improvement research project of Fundacion Hondurena de Investigation Agricola. This variety produces superior fruit considered among the tastiest. It's slightly sub-acid with a excellent apple-flavor, especially when fully ripe. The fruit gets 6-8 inches long or better.
Cultivation
This is a fast growing variety of Musa. Can be grown in full or partial sun. pH 5.8 - 6.2. Mature height of 10-12', smaller in containers. USDA Hardiness Zone 8-11.
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Please note plant size:
These
plants are 6-7" inches tall from plant base to top, shipped in 2.5" x 2.5" x 3.5" deep pots.
Shipping
All plants shipped using USPS priority mail for 1-3 day delivery. 1 day handling time and next morning drop-off for deliveries Monday through Saturday.
Combined Shipping
Our combined shipping is simple - .99 for the first and .50 for each plant after 1 - buy more and save big on shipping!
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