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| Or which type are you tryng to grow??
Activly growing... basjoo,acuminata, dwarf cavandish( the jury is still out on that one, could be another acuminata) lasiocarpa,ensete maurelii,and one unknown ( could be little prince. Seeds that I have started... ensete glaucum, musa sikkimensis, ornata, velutina. What are yours??? |
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| Basjoo, velutina, 'Orinoco' and lasiocarpa in the ground. Supposed 'Ice Cream' and an unknown, possibly just another Orinoco, in containers. |
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- Posted by dunedindan z9b FL (Tampa) (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 15:51
| TRYING to grow... Ice Cream (got the above from JungleGal in St. Pete - she was removing some that had already produced. I planted them in March and let them grow for awhile and just cut them down yesterday hoping the stress would make it send out some pups.) Velutina (just planted seeds for above yesterday - got from kathynms) |
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- Posted by banana_fun Toronto (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 17:32
| This is my first year growing bananas and it is lots of fun. I'm growing: Basjoo I'm still looking for blue java, but getting some varieties of bananas in Canada is not as easy as the States. Most mail order nursery carry few bananas species and mostly basjoo. |
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| Too many!!! I used to have a lot morebut Im moving away for college in a year and dont have nearly enough room for all of them so Ive been selling off my common ones. I love them to death, but there is a time when some of them need to go, I can always get em back later anyways : ) But back to the topic, I currently have growing MUSA... ENSETE... AND... |
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| I am growing just one banana that was given to me by a co-worker. He said is was a Dwarf Brazilian. I have actually had the opportunity to sample bananas off of his plant twice. There are the best bananas that I have ever tasted. I have even tasted bananas at a Maui farmer's market and I think that these have better flavor! So I am hoping for the best! :) Here's a picture of the pup that he gave me and another picture of how it's doing currently. BEFORE: |
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| Sheesh!! I thought I had alot gabel5 but you have the largest collection I have seen to date!!! Nice pictures John90808!! they grow up so fast dont they? :) |
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| Ice Cream Gros Michel Sumatrana x Gran Nain Dwarf Cavendish Super Dwarf Cavendish Ae Ae Ensete ventricosum Maurelli |
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| This is also my first year growing bananas. I am really enjoying watching them grow! All were purchased as small 6" pups and in the last few weeks, they have really started to take off. So far, I have: 1) Musa Basjoo |
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| My current list: Hawaiian Apple (lots of em) My list will change and probably get smaller as time goes by. |
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- Posted by gardenguy_ z6b PA (My Page) on Sat, Jul 1, 06 at 0:22
| Wow, John..... that Dwarf Brazilian is a real beauty! I have SDC ( potted ) and in the ground, Ice Cream, Dwarf Orinoco, and 2 Basjoos. |
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| Wow!! there are some here that I have never heard of before, I may have to check some of them out, after all, you can never have too many nanners right?? ;) |
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| I am growing Abbasinian Dwarf Cavendish Raja Meurelli Zebrina Cuban Plantain( not banana..but close..sort of) Cheesemans these things are awsome to grow |
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| Another first year grower here. Currently growing: Praying Hands |
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| Off the top of my head: Musa uranoscopis Musa mannii Musa beccari Ae Ae Musa laterita Musa velutina Musa basjoo Rojo (Rowe Red, Sangre de Christo, whateva) Sikkimensis Ornata Milky Way Ornata Lavendar Ornata Macro Ornata Red Ruby Ornata Hot Pink Rose Cavendish Raja Puri Musella lasioscarpa Ensete maurellii Ensete ventricosum |
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| How about listing the ones I killed this Spring first? Here they are: musa mannii Ok. Now the ones that I still have! musa 'Tall Orinoco' Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' musella lasiocarpa I think that's it! I may have forgotten 1 or 2...who knows. |
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- Posted by pitangadiego San Diego, CA (My Page) on Sat, Jul 1, 06 at 23:35
| African Rhino Horn Apple (Manzano) Apple (Hawaiian) Belle Brazilian Lady Finger Burmese Blue Cardaba Cocos Cuban Red Double Dwarf Brazilian Dwarf Cavendish Dwarf Colorado Blanco Dwarf Green Red Dwarf Jamaican Red Dwarf Nino Dwarf Orinoco Dwarf Red Ebun Musak Ele Ele Enano Gigante FHIA-17 FHIA-18 FHIA-23 Gluay Namwah Golden Aromatic Golden Pillow Golden Rhino Horn Goldfinger Gran Nain Great Dane Ha'a Haa Haa High Color Mini Hua Moa Ice Cream "Jane" Black Mystery Kanderian Kofi Kumunamba Kru Lakatan Large Date Lasiocarpa Malango Mauritius Misi Luki Mona Lisa FHIA-2 Monkey Fingers Monthan Mysore Nam Wah Orinocco Pisang Ceylon Pitogo Praying hands Raja Puri Red Red Iholena Rose Saba San Jose Seeded 1780 SH-3640 Small Date Sumatra X "Cross" Super Dwarf Cavendish Sweetheart FHIA-3 Thousand Fingers Tomoc Tuu Ghia Valery Wild Iholene Williams Zan Moreno |
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| Thats it!!! I am going banana shopping!! LOL!! |
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- Posted by tropicallvr north coast Cal (My Page) on Sun, Jul 2, 06 at 14:12
| This year quite a few were culled because of cold. -bordelon, cocciea, royalpurplehybrid, dwarfnamwahpearl, ensetesuperbum(india), ensetesuperbum(thailand), other edibles. Survivors(some kept inside)- interans, monkeyfingers, burmeseblue, nagesium, 'Bhutan', sp nov, sp nov red rib, laterita, royalpurple(possiblehybrid), mussela lasiocarpa, E.glaucum, E.sp kluay pa, formosiana, balbisiana1, balbisiana, helenshybrid, rubinea, belle, E.ventricosum, E.maurelli, cheesemanni, (TC)sikkimensis, (seed grown) sikkimensis, sikkimensis'Red Flash', violescea, mysore, fhia18, dwarf orinco, manni, ornico, basjoo, 3 unknowns. |
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| I knew once Pitangadiego posted, we'd have to reserve about a Gb of harddrive space in order to accommodate his list ;) |
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| "I knew once Pitangadiego posted, we'd have to reserve about a Gb of harddrive space in order to accommodate his list ;)" Ya, I was waiting for the bomb to drop too! Lol |
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- Posted by pitangadiego San Diego, CA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 1:13
| I forgot to add a new Giant Plantain, and a French Horn Plantain, Manii, Dwarf Nino, Bordelon, Hawaiian Pink, D Johnson Unknown, and Poovan. I need another Gb of soil to plant them all in. Something is going to be on the shovel pruning list soon. Gabe is coming for a visit in a couple weeks. You local guys are welcome, too. |
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| Well seing how Gabe is such a Banana enthusiast I'm sure he will enjoy his visit! I know I sure enjoyed it. : ) BTW, today is the big day for the Misi Luki I brought home from your place! It's going in the ground right next to the patio and will hopefully provide some shade in a few months. |
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| Wow, there are a bunch of varieties here I've never heard of. Maybe we should start a thread about what's your favorite banana. My new favorite Musa is 'Saba', thanks to the advice of some people on this forum. I just love it! I'm growing: I bought the 'Superbum' as a Thai Rock banana. Can someone tell me if that is different from a regular Superbum? I noticed Gabe has one listed as Superbum and another as Thai Superbum. Does anyone know? |
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| Hi folks...what wonderful collections you all have. Her is what I am growing her in England.... MUSA, Basjoo x3 Sikkimensis x4 Itinerans Mannii x3 Rubinea Ice Cream Dwarf Orinoco Nagensium x3 Helens Hybrid Burmese Blue Velutina (flowering now) Little Prince Tropicana Sapientum Balbisiana ENSETE Ventricosum x5 V Maurellii Kluay Pa Superbum Glaucum Love these plants ... |
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| I don't have much, but here is what I do have Ice cream On my want/wish list |
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| Ensete 'Thai superbum' is from Thailand and might be a new species, it is similar to the normal Ensete superbum which is from India, however there are some differences but no real research has been done on it yet. The 'Thai Rock Banana' is the new one from Thailand. |
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- Posted by pitangadiego San Diego, CA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 23:28
| Momo1 The Hawaiian Apple has been in the ground week and a half, it has several new leaves. Sure hoping the fruit is as good as the legend. I think the Pisang Ceylon ripened after you were here, and they were fabulous. |
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| Thanks Gabe, I appreciate you clearing that up for me! |
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| Pitangadiego, I have full confidence you will be happy with the fruit even though they are slightly acidic. I just this weekend met a neighbor a few blocks away that has an Apple he got several years ago from the guy in Ventura with the big plantation that is no longer there. He also owns property in Hawaii and says these are his personal faves too! |
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- Posted by frankallen 7-b (My Page) on Wed, Jul 5, 06 at 21:12
| This is my second year to raise Bananas. Really enjoy fooling with them! Frank Ice Cream |
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- Posted by chpinoh7 6a OH (goldie2670@yahoo.com) on Sat, Jul 8, 06 at 12:53
| Musa Bordelon Rajapuri Velutina Basjoo Sikkimensis 'African Red' Zebrina SDC DC Musella Lasiocarpa Ensete |
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- Posted by dallasapple (My Page) on Sat, Jul 8, 06 at 15:00
| You know what would be fun for me? If I had the foggiest idea about what kind Im growing.LOL! Im going to get a picture later so ya'll can promplty tell me what kind! Dallas |
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| I have finally been able to post to this thread :) I picked up 3 varieties this weekend at the tropical plant show at USF. I now have planted one of each: Goldfinger Misi Luki Mysore I am very excited to be able to watch my babies grow and to also be able to be active in this forum. Thanks, Allen |
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| 6 Dwarf Cavendish |
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- Posted by zone_denial 6b UT (My Page) on Tue, Jul 11, 06 at 19:41
| What a great collection of banana enthusiasts!! I have basjoo, sikkimensis, dwarf orinoco and velutina in the yard. Are ice cream really as fast as I've heard? |
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| Nice collections ¡¡ That's what I am growing in Spain Ensete Glaucum |
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- Posted by kenzie_pom 8b AL (My Page) on Thu, Jul 13, 06 at 23:33
| Orinoco and Goldfinger. Cheers. |
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- Posted by gcolbert28303 8a Sandhills of NC. (gcolbert28303@earthlink.net) on Fri, Jul 14, 06 at 3:46
| I was only bit by the banana bug last fall and this my start up. Hopeing to add more to the collection soon. Musa "Dwarf Cavendish'" Musa "Cuban Red" Musa itinerans var. "Yunnan" Musa basjoo Greg |
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| I thought I grew a lot but many of you have put my list to shame. I currently grow: Ae Ae the only naner on my wish list right now is dwarf namwah pearl. |
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| Fewer than most it looks like: Apple (Manzano) Some twerp stole the dwarf brazilian from my front yard. I'd like to add a Saba, just to freak people out. The ones at the LA Arboreteum are a good 40 foot tall. |
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- Posted by pitangadiego San Diego, CA (My Page) on Thu, Jul 20, 06 at 0:33
| Saba is definitely a BIG boy!! And doesn't seem to be bothered by the wind - very stable. If you get to San Diego, top by and check it out. |
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- Posted by mikevanecek Zone 8 TX (My Page) on Thu, Jul 20, 06 at 17:13
| A Saba is definitely on my wish-list! Of course, wrapping it up or stowing it away every winter will require some heavy equipment! :) I have: I hope to get a Kru, and a Dwarf and regular Orinoco before this season ends. And perhaps a Saba! Then, next season it starts all over again! Bwahahahahahahaaaa. ;) Be well, |
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- Posted by boxerlady66 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 22, 06 at 10:16
| I live in BC Canada & we bought a Banana plant about 6 years ago at a nursery, I have no idea what the name of it is, all I know is that it is a large variety, it is taller than the roof of our bungalow, we have it planted on the west side of the house & it has multiplied quite a lot. This year we have three plants that are fruiting & the small bananas are about 3 - 4" long but do not seem to be getting any bigger, so I am trying to read up on what to do & what to feed it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. |
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- Posted by frankallen 7-b (My Page) on Sun, Jul 23, 06 at 13:26
| This is my second year to raise Bananas. Really enjoy fooling with them! This is a revised list. Got my first Bananas this year off my "Tall Orinoco". Frank Ice Cream (Blue Java) |
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| Sorry to be so late :) basjoo orinoco manzano ensete maurellii chinese yellow pink velutina bordelon zebrina sumatrana X gran nain ice cream rajapuri dwarf cavendish several unknowns high color mini We had more varieties last year, but a power outage in my storage area (garage) one night in the winter when it was below freezing took care of that :( |
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| I only have 5 Musa ensete People said there is no such thing as a blue banana but there is and it's edible. They say I searched for it on google but you only find out about it if you go there. |
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| Iam almost to my 1st full year since the banana bug hit me, and I've went banana loko!!! LOL I have: Dwarf cavendish Ensete maurelli |
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- Posted by dave_in_nova VA zone 7a (My Page) on Wed, Jul 16, 08 at 20:58
| Just a handful: Basjoo |
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| Ae Ae California Gold African Rhino Horn Dwarf Lady Finger Ice Cream Acuminata "Sumatrana" Ele Ele Double Mahoi Red Kru Dwarf Red Raja Puri Ensete Maurelii Ornata Royal Purple Siam Ruby Thai Gold Uranoscopus Steve |
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| red jamaicans dwarf cavendish lady finger blue ice cream ruby red siam |
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| Sikkimensis (Himalayan) Basjoo Lasiocarpa (Chinese yellow) Enano gigante (dwarf giant) Bordelon Red Cuban |
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- Posted by zone10aridgardener (My Page) on Wed, Apr 21, 10 at 21:17
| Rajapuri. currently trying to get ice cream bananas |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 22, 10 at 22:37
| I have a dwarf cavendish, musella, cheka (I think its also referred to as little prince), and an ice cream banana (I got it off ebay but they dont seem to be listed often). Im looking forward to trying lots of others this summer. |
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| Huh.. I really thought i posted here already... It's my first time growing fruiting bananas, but I have a Dwarf Cuban Red, Glui Kai, and Manzano. They are only about five inches tall ATM. |
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| Huh.. I really thought i posted here already... It's my first time growing fruiting bananas, but I have a Dwarf Cuban Red, Glui Kai, and Manzano. They are only about five inches tall ATM. |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 7, 10 at 21:27
| I just found this thread again. Im growing a lot more banana plants now than when I posted in April! Well first off my musella died :( but I have lots of other ones that replaced it. -Dwarf cavendish -Little prince -Super dwarf cavendish -Ensete Tandarra red (my largest banana and probably ,surprisingly, one of my fastest growing! -Ice cream -Thai black -Musa Velutina -Musa Basjoo (2 of them) -Musa saba (my newest addition and is still small) |
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| I have never grown anything before, but I just got a super dwarf canvedish and am going to try to grow it in indoors as we have cold winters here. Ordered two of them and just got my first. I'm pretty excited to see how it will do. |
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| Well, there's the assorted "gulch" bananas which are some sort of wild apple banana dug up from the gulch alongside the house and replanted into the yard. The Bluefields which were already in the yard are tasty. There is also the Chinese banana which is very productive and short. A couple of Cavendish of some sort. Several unidentified ones and the ae'aes which are more or less for decoration. I think that's about it for bananas around here. |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7b (My Page) on Tue, May 22, 12 at 21:46
| Right now Im growing... Ensete Maurelli (6 feet approx) I have definitlely thinned down my banana collection and now only have mostly harder to find banana plants. I was a little sad to lose my veltuina during this winter, especially since it was a mild winter. It wasnt as cold hardy for me as it was for others. |
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| Tropicalzone7, I am south of you about the 8a and 8b line, What kind of Bananas should I be able to grow here. I have some pups new this year of Dwarf Cavendish and Pineapple. I also have some larger bananas about 10 ft. tall now. A friend gave them to me. I protected them over the winter with a cage made from concrete reinforcing wire filled with pinestraw and covered with a tarp. I found put last year that they have to be kept dry or they will rot. The plants I have now are last year's pups from the old plants. |
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| Hi from Finland! This is my first banana, and only one. I think it�s basjoo, but I�m not sure. It�s grow in my livingroom, but if outdoor is farm enough I put it to my balkony. |
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| Definitely not a basjoo, looks like a Dwarf Cavindish to me. The slight blush to the leaves gives it away. Wonderful banana by the way. They sucker near constantly and are wind resistant and cool tolerant. Good luck with it. |
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| Thanks njoasis. I think it is not a Dwarf Cavindish. I finally found the label today and look at they web site. It says it is Musa tropicana. I hope that my detective-days (2 weeks)are finally over. |
Here is a link that might be useful: takeawaytrend.com
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| njoasis. You was right after all. Myt mistake. It is Dwarf Cavendish. Tropicana is "commercial" name or someting. |
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