TYPE: PLANTAIN HEIGHT: 4-6' (009), 5-6'(011), 5-8' (032), 6' (097), 6-7' (038) (056), 7'(052) TYPE: Full sized fruit. It is very wind resistant due to its' short stature. The fruit is thin-skinned and short, but exquisitely sweet. DWARF NAMWAH PEARL Banana Farm Eco Hostel - an eco-friendly hostel located in the middle of a banana plantation - only 25min from Arusha. This plant has proven to be very useful in small tropical gardens where tasty fruit is desired. (098) Brown's Red (032) Cuban Red, Red Jamaican (028) Plant and its' fruits retain all of the features found on the Tall red, but bear on a 6-8' pseudostem. Quite vigorous, produces medium bunches of orange fleshed fruit. Because of its susceptibility to Panama disease, Gros Michel's dominance of the banana industry has been eclipsed by the Cavendish cultivars. The shorter trunks of the dwarf plantains are thicker than the tall ones and because of this [are] more resistant to the wind and rarely fall over from the weight of their own fruit. RED IHOLENA - This versatile variety is not only beautiful, with the underside of the leaves being a soft burgundy color, but also used for eating out of hand, dehydrating and cooking. Red coloration in new growth and suckers. In cultivation therefore, suckers may spontaneously revert to the all green state. Please don’t use them when they are green tips!). Took 6-8 months longer to bear than most others. 10-12' (004) (009) HIGHLIGHTS: DWARF GROS MICHAEL This is the most important banana of Thailand. FreshPoint is North America’s largest wholly owned produce distributor. With unmatched fresh produce, knowledge and experience, FreshPoint provides today’s chefs with the ingredients to create tomorrow’s culinary successes. This one is a must for everyone. It, like the 'Apple', produces a smallish banana. Dwarf Cuban Red, Macaboo The others in the Hilahila sub group of Polynesian cooking bananas include the WHITE IHOLENA and HA'A. GENETICS: Sheaffer grows eight varieties of bananas on his organic land, KAOAE Farms. They don't revert back! It is actually 1/2 banana and 1/2 plantain. Use for a more easily managed plant where height is not desired. ORDERING INFO The fruit is of medium size and good quality. (011) It was derived from Dwarf Cavendish, and is grown on huge plantations in Central America. (005)(052) A dwarf form of the Jamaican Red, one-third the height of the standard variety. (009) Like San Jose and [Argenteno], introduced to San Diego directly from a plantation in Central America. GENETICS: (001) (010) Rare and hard to find, [it] has the ability to produce 2 or more bunches of sweet bananas at the same time. 5-6' (004) TYPE: DESSERT DWARF KALAPUA Green Dacca, Green Red (Musa Dacca Horan) (025) TYPE: It is a dual purpose banana and can be used for cooking as a vegetable or when fully ripe eaten as a Dessert fruit. (009) Having fruit with same delicious flavor as the Brazillian. HEIGHT: The angular fruit is 8 to 10 inches long and thick. HEIGHT: 4-5' (container) (032), 10' (032) Suceptible to Panama disease. TYPE: DESSERT At present it is not known whether it has been successfully fruited in California. POPOULU - Polynesian banana with superb flavor. This variety prefers full sun and rich, moist fertile soil and is great for container growing. New to California. There are others in the trade called, for example, "Tropicana" and "Chyla Dwarf". Very tasty . TYPE: DESSERT (032) The plant resembles a dwarf Cavendish, growing a single bud for the first generation, then doubling as it reaches its' full size. (011) During the '60s and '70s when you went to the grocery store you bought a banana called a Gros Michel. Male sterile. We have plants of more than 60 banana … (013a) One of most common bananas along Gulf Coast. Average cold tolerance, slender trunks, fruiting height unknown. (005)(052) Dichotomous fruiting head. Image and content contributed by Karen Beverlin, Vice President of Specialty Sales at The Produce Hunter. HIGHLIGHTS: DWARF RED It is a heavy bearer of thick skinned fruit of very good eating quality. 6-8' (004) Now 'Gran Nain' is a better choice, having the same qualities with higher yield and resistance to cigar end rot. Dwarf brother [of Brazilian] that ... and produces the same superb fruit. HEIGHT: 5-6' (001), 5-7' (005)(052), 4-8' (009), 7' (038) Plus, these bananas are harvested by people who are paid more for an hour of work than commercial banana harvesters are paid for a full day of harvesting. HEIGHT: 5-6' (032) Find out the things to be considered when planting bananas. (032) [T]his hardy cultivar is thought to be the most productive variety per square foot. GENETICS: HIGHLIGHTS: DWARF MACABOO (130) Pseudostem is redder when first exposed by trimming older leaves, and then fades over time with contact with sunlight. (910). GENETICS: History. Pisang Awak (010), Dwarf Namwa (010), Klu Nam Wa (021), Nam Weh (056) Requires constant warmth, high humidity, 12 hrs. (032) The underside of a young leaf is reddish brown, turning green with maturation. GENETICS: AAA(006) (011) (028) (038) (064) (098) (025) The trunk is red and the midrib of the leaf is reddish purple. (076){note} Smallest at 4 ft. They are also more flavorful and are considered a dessert banana. (004) It can be fruited in the UK but only under protection[,] with a winter night minimum of about 18C and ... adequate light, space and nutrition. Friend and banana enthusiast Doug Richardson convinced Sheaffer to plant bananas. 28 months to harvest. DESCRIPTION: It also resists blossom end rot that can occur on Dwarf Cavendish. (098) Fusarium wilt is a serious problem on many banana cultivars. (028) Some of the more distinctive of these clones have been given brand names in the trade which may or may not be apparent when the plants are sold in UK garden centres and supermarkets. There are 2 double rooms & 1 twin room T he Cedar Room , with king-size four poster bed, en-suite bathroom, private balcony and sitting and writing (Currently not available for booking). In Florida, however, it is considered marginal. Best when cooked. TYPE: Probably the best cold-tolerant fruiting banana, along with its' dwarf sport 'Dwarf Orinoco,' this bullet-proof variety is THE one to try if you only have space for one plant. (143) {See 1988 CRFG Yearbook} Dwarf Red (001), Dwarf Cuban Red, Dwarf Jamaican Red, Dwarf Colorado, Dwarf Indio (001) But in our green-thumbed farm-to-fork capital, someone had to take the banana fest to the next level with some home-grown local produce. A division of Sysco Corporation. GENETICS: AAB (025) Average hardiness, sturdy. MONTHAN - [F]rom South India. (056) [A] common variety in home gardens because of it's relatively small size and tolerance to a wide range of conditions, including cool. HIGHLIGHTS: Multiple Fruit Heads. HEIGHT: These make wonderful tostones and maduros as well as other banana recipes. It’s no accident that Doug Richardson’s Seaside Banana Gardens, an 11-acre farm that hugs the coast a dozen miles north of Ventura, is a novelty even in fruitful California. Receive all three issues from Volume 1 of Bananas Magazine with your membership: Join Bananas.org Today! Long established in Florida, this hardy variety can endure wind and cold. The most popular banana in the world. Dwarf Chinese, Enano, Pisang Serendah, Governor, Johnson (028), Klue Hom Kom (025), Pisang Badak (025), Pisang Kapal (025) of high quality fruit in the tropics. DESCRIPTION: We use no Herbicides or Pesticides. GENETICS: ABB (006) (064) (079) (011) 50 were here. A real favorite for appearance and flavor. (028) For years, he traveled the United States as a contractor specializing in slope stabilization and erosion control. Chimeras are notoriously unstable and the red and green tissue types tend to separate out. A vigorous grower with wider green leaves. Only a few banana plants might equal the cold hardiness of California Gold, such as the inedible Japanese fiber banana Musa basjoo. 16' (005) 6" long plump fruit with yellow flesh in very large bunches to 60+ lbs. The plant is hardy and withstands cold temperatures and wind, but must be supported when carrying large heads of fruit. The flavor peaks when their peel is fully yellow, so even if they are green tip, wait another day or two. DESCRIPTION: Exact name unknown. The flesh has a salmon tint, is firm, edible raw when fully ripe but much better cooked fried, baked or otherwise, as are plantains. Doubling, (009) Gros Michel (009) Growing Bananas from Seeds. But his first attempt was so successful that he left landscaping behind and opened California's only commercial banana farm, in Ventura, 12 miles down the coast from Santa Barbara. One of the tastiest of the dessert bananas. (003) A beautiful and outstanding dwarf variety with dull red leaves and trunk producing excellent quality maroon colored fruit with sweet orange flesh. Most red bananas are much esteemed for good tasting fruit, and this one is no exception. How Do Bananas Grow? bunches of 5 to 6-inch long fruit with a flavor identical to that of Brazilian. VN1-054 [T]he Dwarf Orinoco has made it in zone 9 thru winter to fruit without digging or any special coverages. All are excellent for a multitude of uses. medium banana has just 100 calories, but 3 grams of fiber, 20% of your daily value of magnesium, and 10% of your daily potassium needs. HIGHLIGHTS: COMMON DWARF By Karen Beverlin, The Produce Hunter (130) DESCRIPTION: {EDIT} Chinese bananas, which are small to medium in size with deep-yellow skins and yellowish, tender flesh. In the USA, mature leaves of Orinoco have been reported to be hardy to -32 degF with wind, see the following website (inop as of 08/01/2004): http://unix.utb.edu/~paullgj/tropicalagriculture/tropag.html (011) [T]his is the banana of choice for making tostones, it originates from the Orinoco river valley of Venezuela , ... and will produce heads of fruit as much as 65 pounds. An apple banana is smaller in size than the traditional bananas we are used to eating. Tender. DACCA TYPE: KAULAU - Hawaiian in heritage, ... of excellent quality. (030) This is the most commonly grown banana in South Florida. It is resistant to Panama Disease. (105) [Fruit is perpendicular to the stalk. (001) (004) (010) The correct name for this cultivar is probably Musa (ABB group) 'Quadrano' although it is now very widely known as 'Orinoco'. The fruit is very plump, with a distinct angular shape. Where as the super dwarfs and Dwarf Cavendish looked like hell made over. The most common banana in Southern California, having been grown in this area for over one hundred years. HEIGHT: 8' (001). Also, if we get a stretch of cold nights, the leaves may brown a bit. These trees can reach heights up to 25 ft when planted in the soil and fertilized properly. In spite of the seeds, worth trying. It is mostly green with slight red colors in the pseudostem giving serious competition to the other cooking varieties. (056) 12' (004) These angulated cooking bananas are also a tasty treat out of hand when fully ripe. Bananas vary in flavor and texture, some varieties being more starchy or sweeter than others. 12-14' (004) DESCRIPTION: Vigorous. HIGHLIGHTS: DEL MONTE [A] mutation that produces a fruit bunch that divides into two as it grows ... has occurred in three different banana types in 'Dwarf Cavendish and 'Gross Michel' in the AAA group and in 'Maia Maiole' in the AAB group. Like the Orinoco cultivar, it is both wind and cold resistant. It is widely planted and better adapted to the cool climate of the subtropics than most other commercial cultivars. It is semi-hardy, drought-resistant, tolerant of many soil types. It`s a great banana for cool areas. Panama susceptibe. 'Pisang Awak' subgroup. Very tasty fruit. (028) Formerly the most widely cultivated banana in the western hemisphere, it has now been phased out due to susceptibility to Panama disease (Fusarium wilt). Hardy burro type. The result is improved fruit set, and larger bunches; enough production to sell at several Southern California Farmers’ Markets. © 2019 FreshPoint Inc.. Fruit, growth habit, and hardiness are very similar to the 'Ice Cream' banana, but Nam Weh is disease resistant and lacks the silvery-colored peel. BALONGKAUE - The fruit has a bluish/green outer appearance, with white flesh. DISEASE: Black sigatoka resistant. DESCRIPTION:[Parent of Goldfinger] (032) Brazilian apple-flavoured Dwarf Prata clone. TYPE: DESSERT DESCRIPTION: Soon after purchasing the land, Sheaffer made some big changes. HEIGHT: 6' (038), 6-8' (009) (910), (032), 8' (003), 10-15 (005)(052) (007) (028) Very stout with wide leaves and exceptionally sweet & tasty 5" yellow fruit. Zones 8-11(003) [E]dible raw fruits, useful leaves & rinds (021) This banana from Thailand is the most commonly grown cultivar in that country. Banana Belt Farms is a California Domestic Corporation filed on November 4, 2016. But now comes the rain; it’s too much for recently burned terrain to absorb. (011) (010) The standard cultivar for the banana industry for 70 years, Its fruits are very large and of outstanding quality. Cavendish type banana plants such as Super Dwarf, Williams and Double Mahoi, and most of the other edible banana plants will freeze to the ground and die during the cold winter spells when left outside without any winter protection. First-time farmer Andy Sheaffer … The stalk has some pink and the leaves are solid green. The first commercial banana farm in the United States was established in Florida, near Silver Lake, in 1876, but the climate wasn’t hot enough.Instead, production exploded in the Caribbean, and the Boston-based United Fruit Co. Current production. You cannot grow 'Dwarf Cavendish' from seed as there is no such thing as seed of 'Dwarf Cavendish'! If you can`t get one from Jeff, you might try getting one from Going Bananas. It should be grown more widely, as it has good wind resistance and very tasty fruit. Species: Musa acuminata Colla, M. X paradisiacaL. Like the Orinoco cultivar, it is both wind and cold resistant.Hardy burro type, large angular fruit can be eaten fresh or cooked. Tender. Bluefileds, Pisang Ambon, Guineo gigante, Banano, Plantano roatan (028) , Kluai Hom Thong (025) , Pisang Ambon (025) The Dwarf Orinoco has fruited and waiting on Jeff's to fruit. Reported to be quite shade tolerant. The full bodied flavor and distinctive sweetness makes it worth the wait of 18-28 months to give fruit. 12' (004) Our plants are propagated at the nursery from our own corms and cuttings, in small quantities. The Banana Farm itself generates $80 per round and costs $850 on Easy, $1000 on Medium, $1080 on Hard and $1200 on Impoppable. Worth a place in a collection. GENETICS: AAA (028) (025) (098) DWARF PLANTAIN (076) [Data on Orinoco, which is probably applicable to the dwarf form.} DESCRIPTION: [A] dwarf mutant plantain. TYPE: DESSERT (038) Named from the region in South America near the Orinoco river where they grew profusely. Probably a plantain or plantain hybrid, it was found by its' introducer growing along the Orinoco River in Venezuela but is originally from India. I am new to gardening. (032) DWARF MONS MARI (038), Quadrano (011), Better Select(009), Bluggoe (009), Horse (076), Hog (076), Burro (076) (032) [P]roduces wonderful tasting fruit. Can bear 6" bananas in warm S. California climates. DESCRIPTION: Same as Orinocco, ... and is quite shade-tolerant. GENETICS: GENETICS: Born, raised, and educated in Santa Barbara County, he put his feet firmly on home turf in 2008 by purchasing an avocado and lemon ranch with a 180 degree view of the Pacific Ocean. TYPE: PLANTAIN (910) If it is crowded it can achieve 20 feet. HEIGHT: CHUOI TAY In practice, when this happens the green core bursts out of the red "glove" forming all green plants and the red layer effectively disappears. Their versatility make them popular in many regions of the world. MANAIULA - An excellent Hawaiian cooking banana. DWARF COLORADO BLANCO TYPE: DESSERT DESCRIPTION: The bananas are essentially the same as 'Williams'. Sweet tasting, similar to Cavendish. The fruit should be turning yellow before being removed from the stalk or they will be very starchy and not sweet. Actually, they continue to grow very slowly, but nothing like they do in summer. HEIGHT: Mahoi means twin in Hawaiian. Drought resistant. GENETICS: ABB (032) We have over 25,000 banana-related items and pictures residing at our museum! (Do not use color as the only indicator to pick your fruit). (001) All are excellent for a multitude of uses. Brought directly to Southern California from a commercial Del Monte plantation in Costa Rica. (907) Fruit is of good quality, and has performed well in many areas of California, but suffers from cigar end rot in the winter. This photograph provided by Markku Häkkinen shows vegetative plants of VN1-054 growing in a field collection (probably at the Phu Ho Fruit Research Centre) in Vietnam. It is NOT a dessert type supermarket banana. It has a triangular shaped fruit that is 8 to 10 inches long. HIGHLIGHTS: DWARF ORINOCO The characteristic that distinguishes the best known clones is the height of the pseudostem. bright light & porous soil mixture(105) Grown in East Africa, South Africa, and the Canary Islands. Maroon colored fruit with orange flesh and good flavor (063) Red fruit with orange flesh, very rich. DESCRIPTION:Fusarium wilt is a serious problem on many banana cultivars, [including] Chuoi Tay (Vietnam), Kayinja (Africa), Kluai Namwa (Thailand) which belong to the ABB TYPE: TYPE: DESSERT Fruit, the same as the original. After an 18-year absence, Southern California-grown bananas have returned to the Santa Monica farmers market. (030) [A] colorful and very desirable plant. Nutritionally, bananas are wonderful – a 4 oz. The Garden Room, with king-size bed, en-suite bathroom and French windows opening into the garden. HEIGHT: 6-8 (032) (038) (009), 8' (011) (913) Jeff Earl also has a dwarf orinoco but is not as cold hardy as his California Gold. HEIGHT: 10-14' (032), 16' (058) Good in containers. Tissue culture plantlets are recommended for planting because suckers, in general, are infected with some soil-borne pathogen and nematodes. If it is possible to fruit a banana outdoors in the UK, and they are not likely to be as flavoursome as those from the supermarket, it is likely that it will be 'Orinoco' or 'Rajapuri'. The bunch consists of only a few hands of very thick, 3 angled fruits about 6 in (15 cm) long. Lady finger type of fruit (063) Intense red color in leaf stem as it separates from the pseudostem. Road closures are everywhere around his farm–some areas are under mandatory evacuation–and he waits to see when the rain will stop. (031) (032) (040) All the varieties [of banana] were kapu (forbidden) to woman except for three types. It ... has a solid heavy trunk. This banana tree is widely heralded for its' superior quality fruit that is tender, moist and sweet with a custard-like texture. (032) [A] Thai banana, produces angular fruit with excellent sweet flavor. (098) It is widely grown in Puerto Rico for its' taste and cooking qualities. (076) Gros Michel was the basis of the early export banana trade in the Latin America/Caribbean region and it was the progressive decline of plantations of this cultivar due to Fusarium wilt in the 1940-50s that led to the adoption of cultivars in the AAA 'Cavendish' Subgroup as the main export banana types. [T]he second generation produces multiple bunches of fruit, usually 2 but sometimes more. Lady Finger Bananas are the second most popular banana in Australia. HEIGHT: 4' (097), 5' (010) Bananas.org is owned and operated by fellow banana plant enthusiasts. (052) A sport of 'Orinoco'. (009) This plant is a female-sterile triploid cultivar of banana derived from Musa acuminata. The Produce Hunter has 10lb cartons of KAOAE Organic Raja Puri Bananas in stock now. By some counts, there are 1000 varieties of edible bananas grown throughout the world, with over 100 grown in Hawaii. Only buy the Gran Nain variety in the Hilahila sub group of Polynesian banana farms in california! 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