Gabe15

Size of fruit can change dramatically depending on growing conditions. A lot of specific effort goes into making export-quality Cavendish as large as possible, and then only the best of them are even presented. Gros Michel is not grown for export anymore, and especially if grown somewhere like Florida, is not going to be subjected to the same protocols to enchance fruit size. Even in similar growing condtions and well taken care of, Gros Michel can often be smaller than the larger Cavendish types. Additionally, Gros Michel (and Cavendish for that matter) are not one variety, they are groups of varieties, which varying traits such as fruit size within the group. Those fruits look fine to be Gros Michel.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.