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snottiegobble starts with ... Take a look at this lot available in America! Below are over 100 named banana varieties 1. Banana "Abissinian" (Ensete ventricosum) 2. Banana "Red Abissinian" (Ensete maurelli) 3. Banana 'African Rhino Horn' 4. Banana 'Apple' (Manzano) 5. Banana 'Balbisiana' 6. Banana 'Basjoo' 7. Banana beccarii (red flowering) 8. Banana 'Belle' (Pisang Raja type) 9. Banana 'Balbisiana' 10. Banana 'Bordelon' 11. Banana 'Brazilian' 12. Banana 'Brown's Red' 13. Banana 'Burmese Blue' 14. Banana 'Cardaba' 15. Banana coccinea "Flowering Banana" 16. Banana 'Double' (Mahoi) 17. Banana 'Dwarf Brazilian' 18. Banana 'Dwarf Cavendish' 19. Banana 'Dwarf Cuban Red' (Dwarf Jamaican) 20. Banana 'Dwarf French Plantain' 21. Banana 'Dwarf Green Red' (Dwarf Jamaican) 22. Banana 'Dwarf Jamaican/Cuban Green' 23. Banana 'Dwarf Namwah' 24. Banana 'Dwarf Namwah Pearl' 25. Banana 'Dwarf Nino' 26. Banana 'Dwarf Orinoco' 27. Banana 'Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain' 28. Banana 'Dwarf Red Jamaican' 29. Banana 'Dwarf Thai' 30. Banana 'Ebun Musak' 31. Banana 'Ele Ele' 32. Banana 'FHIA 17' (Cavendish type) 33. Banana 'FHIA 18' (Manzano type) 34. Banana 'FHIA 20" 35. Banana 'FHIA 21" Plantain 36. Banana 'FHIA 23' (Gros Michel type) 37. Banana 'FHIA SH3008' 38. Banana 'French Horn' 39. Banana 'Giant Plantain' 40. Banana 'Goldfinger' (FHIA 1) 41. Banana 'Gran Nain' 42. Banana 'High Color Mini' 43. Banana 'Hua Moa' (Plantain) 44. Banana 'Ice Cream' (Blue Java) 45. Banana 'Itinerans' 46. Banana 'Kalela' (similar to Dwarf Brazilian) 47. Banana 'Kandarian' (Cooking type) 48. Banana 'Kofi' (Dessert type) 49. Banana 'Kru' 50. Banana 'Kummunaba' 51. Banana 'Lady Finger' (not really one variety) 52. Banana 'lasiocarpa (Musella) "Chinese Yellow" 53. Banana 'Manzano' (Apple) 54. Banana 'Misi Luki' (Dessert, excellent taste) 55. Banana 'Mona Lisa' (FHIA 2) 56. Banana 'Monkey Fingers' 57. Banana 'Mysore' 58. Banana 'Namwa' (Kluai Namwa; Pisang Awak) 59. Banana 'Nino' 60. Banana 'Orinoco' 61. Banana ornata 'African Red' (ornamental) 62. Banana ornata 'Bronze' (ornamental) 63. Banana ornata 'Macro' (ornamental) 64. Banana ornata 'Milky Way' (ornamental) 65. Banana ornata 'Royal Pink' (ornamental) 66. Banana ornata 'Royal Purple' (ornamental) 67. Banana ornata 'Royal Red' (ornamental) 68. Banana 'Pace' (improved Goldfinger) 69. Banana 'Pisan Ceylon' (improved Mysore) 70. Banana 'Pitogo' 71. Banana 'Popoulu' 72. Banana 'Praying Hands' 73. Banana 'Rajapuri' 74. Banana 'Red Iholene' 75. Banana 'Red Jewell' 76. Banana 'Red Tall' 77. Banana 'Rojo' (Musa zebrina) 78. Banana 'Rowe Red' 79. Banana 'Saba' (Pisang Kepok) 80. Banana Sikkimensis (Himalayan/Indian Banana) 81. Banana 'Sum X Cross' 82. Banana 'Sumatrana X 'Zebrina' (Rojo) 83. Banana 'Super Dwarf' 84. Banana 'Super Plantain' 85. Banana 'Sweetheart' (FHIA 3) 86. Banana 'Tall Red' (Jamaican Tall Red) 87. Banana 'Thousand Fingers' 88. Banana 'Tuu Ghia' 89. Banana velutina "Pink Flowering Banana" 90. Banana 'White Iholene' 91. Banana 'Williams Hybrid' 92. Banana 'Zan Moreno' 93. Banana '1780' (Cavendish type) 94. Ornamental, Musa coccine 95. Ornamental, Musa ensete 96. Ornamental, Musa sumatrana 97. Ornamental, Musa velutina 98. Ornamental, Musa violcea 99. Ornamental, Musa Pitomba 100. Ornamental, Musa Rust 101. Ornamental, Musa Thousand Fingers 102. Ornamental, Musa Yellow 103. Ornamental, Musa Zabrina 104. Plantain+Fruit, Musa African Rhino Horn 105. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Haa-Haa 106. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Horse (or Buro) 107. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Iholena (red) 108. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Iholena (white) 109. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Orinoco 110. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Orinoco Dwarf 111. Plantain+Fruit, Musa Saba 112. Plantain Cardaba 113. Plantain Ele Ele "Hawaiian Black Banana" 114. Plantain Fehi of Fe'l 115. Plantain French Horn 116. Plantain Giant Plantain 117. Puerto Rican Dwarf | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 5th January 2012 1:20am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Zebrina is in Australia. I've seen them around and listed on ebay from time to time. There is also an edible dwarf that grows to around 1.8m, has a huge bunch that hangs to the ground, tastes like lady finger and has a super thick trunk - its suckers look quite a bit like zebrina when small. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 24th January 2012 10:16pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Yes, it is a bit strange that we have so little access to varieties now, considering that Cape York, PNG and southeast Asia is the area where bananas originated. It seems that they have been cultivated for 7000-10000 years in PNG http://apscience.org.au/projects/PBF_02_3/pbf_02_3.htmhttp://apscience.org.au/projects/PBF_02_3/pbf_02_3.htm> Surely there are disease resistant species (there are plenty of sexually reproducing ones). I have never seen Australian native ones for sale, although lots of other Cape York bush food is.
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Kathy says... There's red dacca too - I just tried some at a Glasshouse Mountains (Qld) roadside stall - they are selling for a farmer nearby. I was thinking of trying these - they are sweet - but they do have a sort of 'odd' aftertaste - but not unpleasant - sort of like cinnamon and coriander and ??? Kathy | About the Author kathyturner Maleny, Qld 29th January 2012 7:39am #UserID: 5954 Posts: 43 View All kathyturner's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Good luck with it Phil, be interesting to see your opinion on the taste. Many americans are fanatical on growing bananas( see Bananas.org ) just like aspidistras in old English hallways ( symbols of middle class values( Wiki) there is no hope of ever getting fruit, the plant is a novelty so leaf variation & colour are paramount! Not true of course in Southern states where edible banana fruit are easily produced. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 29th January 2012 2:02pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Hi Trikus, According to the wet tropics management authority, native banana species are edible and sweet (although seedy), see the bush tucker of the wet tropics fact sheet at http://www.wettropics.gov.au/st/rainforest_explorer/Library/factsheetsTTs.htm> I think there are several wild species that are edible in PNG and the Solomons too. Diana. | About the Author Brisbane 29th January 2012 9:08pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cairns says... Musa banksii is the common native species with upward pointing fruit.I have grown them from seeds I have picked up.The fruit are small loaded with hard black seeds and the flesh is a pale shadow of cultivated ones.Flying foxes,birds,striped possums and other wildlife seem to enjoy them. | About the Author Cairns 29th January 2012 9:33pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana says... Yes there's something to be said for improvement through breeding. e.g. there is a section in Charles Darwin's 'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication' on gooseberries. They were transformed into a commercial fruit in his lifetime. He says 'the most interesting point in the history of the gooseberry is the steady increase in size of the fruit'. The wild gooseberry weighs about 5g. The fruit was cultivated in the early middle ages and stayed small until the 1770s, when there was a "gooseberry renaissance", as inhabitants of northern England (e.g. Manchester, Lancashire) became obsessed with competitive gardening. Darwin looked at the annual published growers register and competition results, and he notes that under the incentive of large-scale competitions with prize money, the weight doubled in 1786, tripled in 1817, increased six-fold by 1825, seven-fold by 1844, and eight-fold (the maximum possible it seems) in 1852. He interpreted this as partly due to training branches and roots, making compost, mulching and fruit-thinning, but mainly selection of seedlings with the largest fruit. 80 years to breed a modern commercial fruit from a little wild-like fruit (he mentions 'roaring lion' as an 1844 one- this is sold by Diggers). It's an impressive wild fruit that can compete from the word go. Macadamias and finger limes already have lots of improved varieties of course- the potential is out there for more species.
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Mike says... That's right Diana with selection big improvements are possible.Darwin and Mendel had simplistic understandings of genetics by our standards but the principles were in place a long time ago and look at how far apples have come.Mutants and polyploids have also pitched in with improvements.You do need a big seed disperser to make the fruit develop and rich enough soil in the first place.Avos and mangoes are aimed at big animals that are now extinct. I reckon there is scope for improving some of our natives but we're at the 'shallow end' of the gene pool and it would be a challenge over along time. | About the Author Cairns 30th January 2012 5:34pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Here's some varieties I'm growing here. 18. Banana 'Dwarf Cavendish' 40. Banana 'Goldfinger' 44. Banana 'Ice Cream' (Blue Java) 69. Banana 'Pisan Ceylon' (improved Mysore) (should read Pisang) 89. Banana velutina "Pink Flowering Banana" 73. Banana 'Rajapuri' 83. Banana 'Super Dwarf' Choui Cau or could be also known as 56. Banana 'Monkey Fingers' or 87. Banana 'Thousand Fingers' | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 31st January 2012 6:29pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... The Rajapuri has only been in 6 months. It bared winter very well and is now in good growth at around 1.8m. The leaves are very large compared to all the other varieties I have. They look like they can barely hold themselves up, they bend over about a third of the way up the leaf and mostly point downwards from there. I'll go up the back and get a recent photo of it tomorrow if I have time and post it up. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 31st January 2012 11:05pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jo says... Ha, bit of 'which Jo' confusion there, Jo! He wasn't talking about your plant, but my M zebrina mentioned above. M zeb is not here 'officially', but people have them here and there. Mine came from a Brissy guy who was subsequently visited by the DPI - who killed all his plants. After 3 years, I have about 12 plants. i They grow well in warmer months down here and slack off in winter. My true cold-hardy species (sikkimensis, basjoo etc) don't notice the cold. Keep 'em away from the subtropics though - could be really invasive if it escapes. | About the Author Jo Melbourne 28th February 2012 2:00pm #UserID: 6125 Posts: 15 View All Jo's Edible Fruit Trees |
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gardenut says... I have grown Abissinian Banana tress (palms) for 40 years in WA which is ornamental and 3 species of fruiting Bananas .I have 3 Abissinians left waiting for them to flower and seed past 7 years.Has anyone got any seeds of any species I can buy? I ordered 40 Abassinian seeds a few days ago from USA but my money was returned yesterday I guess because of Quarantine reasons. I used to buy them from Florida without any trouble.Can you help my as my wife and I just love growing to tropical palnts ina non tropical area here in WA | About the Author gardenut kelsie 1st December 2012 8:56pm #UserID: 7480 Posts: 5 View All gardenut's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Hey Myles, I might be able to help you out when I get enough suckers for stock. The Blue Java and others have been in drought conditions for quite a while now. last weekend, I had my dam dug out to four times larger because I pumped it dry twice in the last 6 months. I'll give you a shoutout when I dig one up. I got mine through www.backyardbananas.com.au/ They could only send me what looked like two blades of grass in plastic vials. Now they are large and starting to produce suckers, if only it would rain. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 6th February 2014 6:24pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BenW says... Hi Sternus I have a few varieties of edible banana which winter in the greenhouse and even survive outside in sheltered spots but a couple of truly cold tolerant ones for landscaping value are what I'm looking for here. I am in a cool mountain location with almost daily frost in winter and annual snow, so my options are limited :) Are your thai varieties dwarf or are the fruit small (I'm assuming dwarf...)? | About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 17th May 2014 11:45am #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jo Troposphere says... Hi all, I'm still growing several super hardy ornamental bananas in Melbourne. Have limited qtys for sale. Musa basjoo (Japanese Fibre Banana) seeds, pups Musa sikkimensis (Darjeeling Banana) ex ground Musa itinerans (Yunnan Banana) pots, ex ground Also grow Musa zebrina ( Blood Banana) - pups available in October. https://www.facebook.com/tropospheregardens
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Jo Troposphere says... Hadn't thought about postage, John. Usually pickup only. Basjoo pups get too tall to post without chopping back. This year I have a few extra numbers of basjoo pups after removing some old plants. See pics showing larger first year plant ($80), bigger pups that will be harvested and potted up ($50) and in the last pic , there's one little guy attached to a nice block of corm. That one is postable. I'll say $50 inc postage and handling.
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Jo @ Tropgardens says... ok, that's lucky for a banana collector! I do sell some species, don't usually post them - except for pieces of corm with new shoots attached. Blood banana is out, though - I won't send it to subtropics as it has invasive potential.Tried to posted a message on your forum page, but having a problem. You can message me on my page Troposphere Gardens. Otherwise, email me at palmaculture@icloud.com
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trikuslaptop1 says... You are smack in the middle of the 'Southern' zone Joh .. we are not allowed these exotics anywhere in QLD http://www.backyardbananas.com.au/south.html | About the Author trikuslaptop1 wet tropics 21st January 2016 1:30pm #UserID: 3851 Posts: 80 View All trikuslaptop1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jo Troposphere says... Never seen in Australia and some of us have been looking a long, long time. The problem is that it’s a mutation of normal E. ventricosum, but it produces normal seed. The way to get more red babies is to force the red mother plant into pupping, by cutting it back to ground level. All it takes is one mutant plant to get the ball rolling. One day... | About the Author Jo Troposphere Thornbury, Vic 24th July 2018 12:21pm #UserID: 11651 Posts: 4 View All Jo Troposphere's Edible Fruit Trees |
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brad16 says... Must say, I'm envious John. I've been on the hunt for Gros Mic for a long time and ended up resigning to the fact that the banana flavour I remember as a young child was never to be found again. I don't know for sure that the flavour I seek is actually Gros Mic but I'm no longer in any position to keep hunting. I tip my hat to you for finding it and hope it turns out well for you. Good luck. | About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 2nd August 2019 12:33pm #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Never tried cooking the Blue java, I can tell you it's not the best fresh tasting. I have some fruit on now, maybe I'll cook one up n see if it tastes any better. Don't have any pups just yet but will start coming up after the weather warms. Definitely cold hardy. Also have Bluggoe plantain, great cooking banana. Monkey bananas are very tropical, haven't got one to fruit in years, just north of Sydney. | About the Author JohnMc1 Wallarah 2nd September 2019 9:54pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... Hi John when in Hawaii I cooked a blue banana they called ice cream banana when nearly ripe, fried up in butter very nice. As a kid in Papua New Guinea my parents often boiled cooking bananas in the rice I wasn't the biggest fan. I am actually after cooking and monkey banana varieties for my sister in law she lives north of Port Maquarie its a bit warmer up that way. | About the Author allybanana EDEN,2551,NSW 3rd September 2019 9:35pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hi Ally, I could muster up a monkey banana, AKA Chuoi Cau/ Senorita, and a Bluggoe, a plantain that can be eaten fresh as well as a cooking banana. Is she far off the M1? I go to Coffs on a twice yearly trip. BTW, I wasn't real keen on the cooked Blue java either. I cooked a green one and a ripe one, wasn't impressed either way. I've got your name on the first pup that appears. | About the Author JohnMc1 Wallarah 6th September 2019 7:24am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... Sounds great Mick, my brother and his wife live just of the main drag. They have a commercial persimmon, dragon fruit and star fruit farm and a side collection of other interesting fruit trees. email me allydalton.sculpture(at)gmail(dot)com and I can give there details to you. They may also have a few varieties you might be interested in. | About the Author allybanana EDEN,2551,NSW 6th September 2019 11:42am #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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