Musa Siam Ruby Tibet the tropical-looking

the tropical-looking

adorned with plumeria-like leaves

it produces multiple stems from one tuber which eventually separate

Each 2' wide clump is composed of round

that was selected prior to 1849

Musa Siam Ruby Tibet the tropical-lookingWe first saw this raving beauty when visiting Thailand in 2005. At great expense (we're still driving old vehicles), we procured one to bring home, named it 'Siam Ruby', and are thrilled to share it with folks here in the states. Our research indicated it originated in Papua New Guinea as a sport of Musa 'Tapo', where bananas have been cultivated for 10,000 years. We have never seen it taller than 8', so that's our guess for height. The leaves are a