Banana

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Banana
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	orange
Fruit shape	plum, elongated, banana
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type	canner, paste
Variety type	open-pollinated, heirloom
Country	Italy

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - ripe fruit. 2011-10-01.

B.C KO T

Relatively compact plants with wispy and droopy regular foliage, medium yield of orange sausage shaped fruits, some with pointed ends, meaty and firm, 1-3 oz. Very beautiful. Very good sweet flavor. Great for sauce, canning, or fresh.

Seed source:

Julien Schmit, Nancy, France 10 / fred29 2008

Year grown: 2011 (crop failure), 2012

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• Said to be from Italy, 1960. (?)

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See also

• Orange Banana,
  
• Yellow Banana

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - plant. 2011-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - flowers. 2011-06-17.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - flowers and baby fruit. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - flowers and baby fruit. 2011-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - baby fruit. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - baby fruit. 2011-07-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - green fruit. 2011-08-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - ripe fruit. 2011-10-01.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Banana - sliced fruit. 2011-10-01.

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2018		.	.
2017		.	.
2016		.	.
2015		.	.
2014	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds	.	.
2013	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new Sand Hill Preservation Center	.	.
2012		2	0
2011	Sand Hill Preservation Center	2	0
2010	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	0
2009	Sand Hill Preservation Center	3	.
2008	Sand Hill Preservation Center	4	.
2007	Sand Hill Preservation Center	4	.