raygrogan

I grow both tall and dwarf Brazilian / apple bananas. I agree the taste is fairly similar, but I have a slight preference for the talls. The talls' fruit also has a better shelf life and the bunch tends to ripen a little at a time vs all at once. Another slight plus of the talls is they have a clean handle at the male end, vs the persistent bracts of the dwarf. The big plus of the dwarf is ease of harvest. Overall both are great bananas and quite different than Cavendish. Good luck poolside. (And if it is cocktail time there, the one big plus of the Cavendish is far better daiquiris.)