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steven
02-28-2010, 03:00 PM
Im planning on getting a few bananas around march-may. Ice cream, dwarf cavendish, williams hybrid, and thousand finger. Good choices or not? live in zone 7, reply with any suggested varieties i should get or if these are good. Thanks

Dalmatiansoap
02-28-2010, 03:06 PM
Hard choice for zone 7. Cavendish are very cold sensitive variety. I would go for Orinocos or Raja Puri. Good luck anyway:bananas_b
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steven
02-28-2010, 03:25 PM
do you know of any good websites that sell raja puri or orinocos?

well i checked out green earth and they have dwarf orinocos and they are hardy to zone 7-11, so does this mean i can leave it in the ground with protection even during the winter?

Dalmatiansoap
02-28-2010, 03:37 PM
do you know of any good websites that sell raja puri or orinocos?

Depends how do U define "a good website". In my case that are rare that would ship plants to Croatia:ha: Its a loooong story how did I get mines:ha:
Im pretty sure that U ll find a good source soon and that some of US members will help you.
After all, the best plants U can get only from a members here :)
ŽIVIO!!!
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:woohoonaner:

Abnshrek
02-28-2010, 04:16 PM
One of the places I purchase from is GreenEarth (http://www.greenhousebusiness.com/bananaplants.html) I do think Jimmmy (Org. Member) has both of those varieties and more. If Jimmmy (click on Classifieds he's listed there (his Ad)) has them he's the better deal in plant quality, price, shipping and customer service..Good Luck :^) but wait till it thaws out.. lol

steven
02-28-2010, 05:20 PM
ok so far im planning on getting the rajapuri and d. orinoco when its a lot warmer out, are there anymore suggestions? ice cream, double mahoi(kinda the same as d. cavendish but so far i have been growing the d. cavendish indoors for 2 yrs, so there doing all right)

Abnshrek
02-28-2010, 07:35 PM
ok so far im planning on getting the rajapuri and d. orinoco when its a lot warmer out, are there anymore suggestions? ice cream, double mahoi(kinda the same as d. cavendish but so far i have been growing the d. cavendish indoors for 2 yrs, so there doing all right)

I wouldn't go with a DC personally the leaves are so wide and you really have to have alot of room for one versus an Ice cream... A dbl is the same as a DC w/ two heads after 2 years basically. SDC wouldn't hurt for inside/ outside (summer) in a pot... :^)

Velutina
02-28-2010, 09:16 PM
Orinoco and Rajapuri are great choices. When I lived in zone 6/7 I grew Ensetes. Since your main focus in a cooler climate is foliage, Ensete is a good choice since it grows very rapidly. I am growing Ensete glaucum right now and it may be a good candidate for your area since is is supposed to be able to take cold temperatures. It may survive winter with a bit of protection. And Ensetes get HUGE fast!

I have ordered from Stokes Tropicals-Specializes in Tropical Plants, Rare, Exotic Plants, Trees (http://www.stokestropicals.com) quite a bit, but they have limited selection right now and higher prices than usual.

I really like Welcome to Going Bananas of Homestead, Florida! (http://www.going-bananas.com) and have ordered from them several times.

I have ordered from Tropical Plants and Palm Trees by The Banana Tree, Tropical Seeds, Banana trees, Banana Plant (http://www.banana-tree.com) and have always recieved nice plants, but they are usually pretty small compared to plants from stokes.

I have not ordered plants from GreenEarth, but have only read good reviews!

DaveE
02-28-2010, 09:28 PM
Jimmmy does have the varieties you are looking for. I went up there yesterday and picked up 9 more bananas. I purchased 15 from him three weeks ago and they are doing great. He is great to deal with.

Dave

Abnshrek
02-28-2010, 09:51 PM
Jimmmy does have the varieties you are looking for. I went up there yesterday and picked up 9 more bananas. I purchased 15 from him three weeks ago and they are doing great. He is great to deal with.
Dave

He has some more banana's not listed on his Ad that he is getting in as well. I've had several purchases with Jimmmy.. All beyond my expectations... :^) One coming up very soon..

hammer
02-28-2010, 10:24 PM
ok so far im planning on getting the rajapuri and d. orinoco when its a lot warmer out, are there anymore suggestions? ice cream, double mahoi(kinda the same as d. caghtvendish but so far i have been growing the d. cavendish indoors for 2 yrs, so there doing all right)

my opinion i live in zone 7 rajapuri d orinco ice cream do well. d.cavendish do well in my greenhouse but the of heating is a nightmare. if my dwarf cavendish bloom this summer i will part company with the.

steven
02-28-2010, 10:27 PM
hammer, what do you recommend me to grow since we both live in zone 7? what are some varieties you have grown and had good results with?

hammer
02-28-2010, 10:35 PM
hammer, what do you recommend me to grow since we both live in zone 7? what are some varieties you have grown and had good results with?

plants that do well in my yard are orinco california gold rajapuru apple ice cream goldfinger. these are the bananas that grow best for me.

steven
02-28-2010, 10:36 PM
thanks! i may or may not give these a shot when the time comes