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When we lived in Ecuador, we planted maquenos in our backyard and they did great. This is great news about importation! I will email the landlord and the current renters to see if the plant is still there. Maqueno is the best cooking banana! Amazing texture and flavor - especially when baked. Green, it makes great chifles.

Thank you so much for the information!! We had been told otherwise, so this is very encouraging. I have been wanting to go back to Ecuador for a while, but knowing we can bring back maqueno will push our plans forward more quickly. So, no permit is needed, but a phyto will be needed from Ecuador - any idea who to contact about getting a phyto? We lived on the edge of the jungle and our friends would not know about how to go about that.