(1/4) The young leaves of Banana Tonga.
(2/4) Tonga Banana Bunch ripening on the banana plant
(3/4) Banana - Tonga For Sale
(4/4) Leaf of the Banana - Tonga
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Banana - Tonga
Musa acuminata × balbisiana
Tonga, or Hopa bananas as they are also known, are a hybrid banana with qualities of a cooking banana, when they are young and green, and of a fresh-eating banana when they are ripe and yellow. When ripe, they have thick, waxy, yellow skin and a bulbous
... Read Moreshape with bluntly square ends. The flesh is then soft and sweet. These distinctive bananas are endemic to Polynesia, where they are valued as part of local cultural heritage. The tall plants are fast growing, though short-lived, displaying less resilience than newly bred commercial hybrid bananas.
Banana Bunchy Top Virus Record of Planting Form
If you live in the Tweed, Byron, Ballina or Lismore LGAs please register your address online with the DPI.
This information is helpful in managing biosecurity threats to the banana industry
Simply fill in Daleys as the supplier at 36 Daleys Lane, Geneva. 2474; your address as the address of the planting; and, the approximate planting time. Contact us if you have any issues.
https://forms.bfs.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forms/14164
Other Names: Hopa
$19.90
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Preferred Climate Tropical, Subtropical
Grown From Tissue Culture
Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) 2-5m
Plants required to Pollinate 1 (Self Pollinating)
Can it Handle Frosts? Likes Temps above 5deg
Amount of leaves in Winter? All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas QLD, WA, NSW Banana Zone
Water Requirements Frequent Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree? No (Full Size)
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest 2-3 Years
Sun or Shade Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type Good Drainage
Soil pH Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
Fruiting/Harvest Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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