View Full Version : how tall does non-dwarf ladyfinger get?
sandy0225
05-19-2010, 05:56 AM
I have two standard ladyfinger bananas in my basement to go outside. I need to get that done but we've been too busy with customers during the day, then we're exhausted by the time we close at 7. Anyway, they are sitting on the floor and they've grown a couple of new leaves that are pushing against the basement ceiling, so about 7.5 feet tall. How big do these get, normally?
they have huge trunks, I'd guess 12" in diameter. I was just wondering what to expect for fall!
Gabe15
05-19-2010, 11:47 AM
The thing about the name "ladyfinger" is that it is used very loosely and for many different cultivars. It is not a recognized variety. Depending on where you are and who you are talking to, it can refer to at least 5 very different subgroups of bananas (that I can think of). Fortunately, some of these subgroups are very distinctive, so if you can get some good photos, maybe we can narrow it down to the actual subgroup and make a better guess at what it is, and then predict a rough potential size of the plant.
Abnshrek
05-19-2010, 11:49 AM
One site I was on said it grows 12-16ft :^)
pitangadiego
05-19-2010, 01:17 PM
My "Brazilian Lady Finger" is 12-14' trunk.
island cassie
05-19-2010, 07:47 PM
I have a very weak growing ladyfinger that gets 8ft of pstem.
Jack Daw
05-20-2010, 05:09 AM
Ladyfinger is not a good word to use in a question; there are so many different types of them that they probably cover a bigger subgroup of edible naner varieties.
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