Bluggoe, Orinoco, ''Musa'' Orinoco, or burro is a
cultivar of banana.
Genome
Bluggoe is a
triploid
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ABB
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cultivar.
Cultivation
Bluggoe is a cold hardy banana,
growing in
USDA zone
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s 810
or 710.
Tree
to tall. Width of leaves same dimensions.
Flowers
Pink to cream coloured.
Fruit
About long x diameter.
It is primarily used as a
cooking banana
Cooking bananas are a group of banana cultivars in the genus ''Musa (genus), Musa'' whose fruits are generally used in cooking. They are not eaten raw and are generally starchy. Many cooking bananas are referred to as plantains or 'green bananas ...
, but can be eaten as a
dessert banana.
References
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Banana cultivars