The fruit is not ripe until some brownish specs appear on the skin. From planting until harvest is approximately 15 months. Cavendish Resistant to Panama Wilt disease. Clones of this variety are distinguished by the size of the pseudostem. Skin dark red, with generally reddish pseudostem.
Fruit is especially aromatic with cream-orange pulp.
20 months from planting until harvest. Gros Michel Commercially, the most important and considered by many to be the most flavorful. Because of its susceptibility to Panama Wilt disease it is being replaced with resistant varieties. Bunches are small with seven to nine hands. 18 to 24 months from planting until harvest.