geissene

Welcome to the site!

There are several members on this site that grow gros michel (cocos and highgate) varieties. I think they are dwarf (under 10' tall). Some members exchange plants via ebay / paypal.

Getting any banana to grow and produce fruit will be a challenge in Missouri. Even if you can achieve that, it will be even harder to get tasty quality fruit. Quality fruit will require ideal lighting / temperature / fertilizer / water. Some members in tropical regions have trouble doing this! If you are just looking for tasty fruit, I would suggest finding tropical fruit farms online and seeing what types of bananas they sell / ship. Also, some members on this forum sometimes sell fruit and will ship it.

The good news is banana plants are fairly cheap so you can experiment with different ones. Understanding a plants flowering height, days to flower, and days to harvest will give you an idea of how the plants will perform in the tropics. Your plant probably won't perform as well....

Feel free to grow different varieties and see how they work! Just be mindful that getting tasty fruit is going to be a difficult / expensive / time consuming task in your state.

Regards,

Erik G