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Tytaylor77 · 03-18-2017, 08:43 PM

Sounds like it may be a super dwarf. I have 2. One bought as truly tiny and other bought as super dwarf cavendish. I have tried very hard to get a bloom for years (growing in ground).

I have seen others on here who successfully fruit them however so it may depend what clone the pup or TC was from.

A normal banana planted outdoors here in zone 8b/9a it takes 300 days on average with most varieties to flower then another 3-5 months to ripen. I have a couple friends who live in your zone or lower who has had a bloom in 2-3 years but didn't get successful fruit yet.

In zone 7 I would recommend a dwarf Orinoco. They are the most cold hardy seedless banana. Taste is ok and they are very very strong plants. It's the hardest banana to kill by far to me. Get a big pup from someone on here (shouldn't cost $20) plant it out in the spring after last frost then dig it up in the fall before winter. You can dry store it anywhere above freezing (under house, basement, etc) This would be your best chance for producing your own fruit.

If you get a pup/corm you should have pups this year from it. Pot them up as backups and you could try other methods of winterizing. Just search this site there are many YouTube has lots of ways to try also. If you can't find a dwarf Orinoco pm me and I will send you one.

Good luck and welcome!

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