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fkravchuk
10-15-2015, 02:52 PM
I have 2 sets of banana trees that look alike but I know one is the Blue Java. I have another that looks almost identical to the Blue Java. But the one that is not the blue Java has a bigger pseudostem then the Blue Java. What could it be? I was thinking a Nam Wah, but not a Dwarf cause it's around 8 ft.

boffcheck
10-15-2015, 03:13 PM
i bet the guys here can help better if you post pictures ;)

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Kat2
10-15-2015, 03:37 PM
If you purchased your "ice cream" at a FL nursery, odds are very good it is not a Blue Java; I've been offered them several times but I already have a Namwah. Heck, if someone gave you a pup from their yard it may still not be what they think. (Where do you think they obtained their plant?)

Do post pictures; there are a few members with the real thing who should be able to verify what you're growing.

pitangadiego
10-15-2015, 04:47 PM
Namwah and Ice Cream have different color pseudostems. Obviously, they will be obvious after they fruit. Many IC plants for sale are Namwah, which isn't a terrible problem to have even though it isn't what you wanted.

robguz24
10-15-2015, 05:43 PM
Dwarf Namwah can easily get 8-10'. But it's probably not Dwarf, as they don't seem to be as common as taller Namwahs.

Richard
10-15-2015, 07:34 PM
I have 2 sets of banana trees that look alike but I know one is the Blue Java. I have another that looks almost identical to the Blue Java. But the one that is not the blue Java has a bigger pseudostem then the Blue Java. What could it be? I was thinking a Nam Wah, but not a Dwarf cause it's around 8 ft.

As others have stated, you won't know for sure until it fruits. What were your sources for the Blue Java and the other?

pitangadiego
10-16-2015, 11:44 PM
http://webebananas.com/bpix/BP940-64.jpg

Namwah

Nicolas Naranja
10-17-2015, 11:01 PM
Coloration at the petiole bases. I'll look tomorrow to see which way it goes, but one has it and the other doesn't.