I am pulling up my Orinocos (see pics below)... still have a wild bunch at the back of property (2nd pic down circled in red), so not worried about not having any. BUT, I will now have 3 areas (yellow, green, blue circled) to choose 3 new varieties. I have pored over this forum and see different folks have different likes, etc.. So, I'll just list my questions in hopes of more info. (& opinions!).
1. Is "Ice Cream" a type of banana plant w/ several varieties? ...as I have seen people talk about "Ice Cream Blue Java" and "Ice Cream Namwahs"?
2 If Ice Cream IS a type with different varieties, can someone tell me what falls under as an Ice Cream type of banana?
3. I saw someone here describe an Ice Cream banana as ? dry/flakey... is that correct? I thought it would be more moist/creamy?
4. What does "sub acidic" mean in regards to taste? ...does "sub"=LESS than acidic? ...as in ? a flat abrupt taste (not smooth). Let me say, I know what Orinocos taste like and I know what the ones from the store taste like. For me, Orinocos are sweet-like, but have a flat ending taste, that resonates with an abruptness, if you will, while store bought are smooth/sweet creamy. SO, from this perspective, where does "sub acidic" fall?
5. We can handle tall plants in all 3 places we have, but prefer at least one (probably 2) of the areas to have a dwarf variety, while the 3rd (yellow circled area & 2nd to last pic) can handle any size (we are on acreage)... well, any size but the ginormous ones I just viewed by "Rmplmnz".
We are SW Houston TX by 45 minutes. We're looking for sweet and smooth, but not mushy or hard. After preliminary research, I'm honing in on Dwarf Namwahs and a Mysore for two of them. Can anyone tell me what their growth habits (height, etc.) look like and more importantly THEIR TASTE?
6. Any suggestions for the 3rd variety?
Thank you kindly for
ANY info. you may have/give.
Lawler
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