Bluggoe

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Bluggoe, Orinoco, Musa'Orinoco', or burro is a cultivar of banana. [1] [2] [3]

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Genome

Bluggoe is a triploid ABB cultivar. [1] [2] [4] [5]

Cultivation

Bluggoe is a cold hardy banana, [6] growing in USDA zones 8–10 [7] or 7–10. [8]

Tree

10 feet (3.0 metres) to 16 feet (4.9 metres) tall. Width of leaves same dimensions. [8]

Flowers

Pink to cream coloured. [8]

Fruit

About 6 inches (15 cm) long x 2 inches (5 cm) diameter. [9] It is primarily used as a cooking banana, but can be eaten as a dessert banana. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Musa Orinoco". Bananas Wiki. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  2. 1 2 "HS10/MG040: Banana Growing in the Florida Home Landscape". Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS). Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), UF. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. ↑ Ploetz, Randy C.; Kepler, Angela Kay; Daniells, Jeff; Nelson, Scot C. (February 2007). "Banana and plantain—an overview with emphasis on Pacific island cultivars" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Musa Germplasm Information System". Explore Banana Diversity. 1998-01-01. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  5. ↑ "Bluggoe subgroup". ProMusa Improving the understanding of banana. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. ↑ Florian, Yvonne (2020-06-03). "Growing Bananas in Florida". Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), UF Extension Indian River County. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Musa Banana Trees". Home Guides SF Gate . 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. 1 2 3 "Musa 'Orinoco'". Plant Finder Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. ↑ "Banana - Fruit & Nut Resources Fruit & Nut Resources". Aggie Horticulture Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences . 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. ↑ "Banana". Purdue University . Retrieved 2021-12-28.
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