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andy17
07-08-2013, 07:18 PM
Hey guys,
I was just curious, does anyone know what variety has fruity, classic "banana" flavor? I've heard the Gros Michel was one of the best examples of this, but I wasn't sure if that was really the case or not. Are there any kind that any would recommend? Thanks!

sunfish
07-08-2013, 07:35 PM
Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas not like apples ,strawberries,cantaloupe or peaches and cream with a hint of blueberry .

robguz24
07-08-2013, 08:46 PM
I'd say yes, Gros Michel. I've started eating my ripening bunch this week. From the scent alone upon peeling I thought that they really even smell like what you think of as banana smell and the taste was more like fake banana flavoring. For example, I recently bought some banana scented soap, and eating a GM today I thought it smelled a lot like the soap. I'm not planning on tasting the soap, however.

PR-Giants
07-08-2013, 09:25 PM
Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas not like apples ,strawberries,cantaloupe or peaches and cream with a hint of blueberry .

These Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas, are they rubbery, corky, or spongy and will they grow in the tropics?

Is this the correct Dole, ABB?

TARS 18250 - Musa hybr. - Dole - Belgium (http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1904869)

sunfish
07-08-2013, 09:29 PM
These Dole and Chiquita bananas that taste like bananas, are they rubbery, corky, or spongy and will they grow in the tropics?

Is this the correct Dole, ABB?

TARS 18250 - Musa hybr. - Dole - Belgium (http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1904869)

Not rubbery,corky or spongy yes they can be grown in the tropics

Nicolas Naranja
07-08-2013, 09:39 PM
never having eaten gros michel, I can't speak to it's flavor. But, cavendish bananas taste like a banana. Their flavor matches the flavor used in many banana flavored items. Fhia 17 is much the same.

andy17
07-08-2013, 10:08 PM
never having eaten gros michel, I can't speak to it's flavor. But, cavendish bananas taste like a banana. Their flavor matches the flavor used in many banana flavored items. Fhia 17 is much the same.

Thanks Nicolas I appreciate it! How did you like the FHIA-17? Would you say it's worth growing?

Nicolas Naranja
07-09-2013, 08:08 AM
Thanks Nicolas I appreciate it! How did you like the FHIA-17? Would you say it's worth growing?


It is a slow-grower and not tolerant of cold at all. After the freeze of Dec. 2010 I lost 100 of them and the ones that didn't get killed outright took a long time to send up new shoots. The fruit tastes like banana. I wouldn't grow it anywhere where freezes and frosts occur because you will not likely see fruit.