View Full Version : Anyone here selling Blue Java plants or pups?
Kanana
04-08-2018, 09:49 AM
Back in November I bought 2 from Florida Hill and they didn't make it and were the runts of the bunch I ordered from them at that time. All the rest are still doing ok, but that was the reason I decided to start growing bananas as I was intrigued by the Blue Java. Hoping to find one that can start growing this year, and hopefully one that is a true Blue Java. I do have Dwarf Namwahs (4) so at least I'll have something maybe 90% close to a Blue Java based on flavor and texture from what I've read.
sputinc7
04-08-2018, 01:18 PM
If all else fails, go to Homestead and going bananas. People should be thinning mats soon, though. Be patient.
geosulcata
04-13-2018, 04:02 PM
I have plenty in Sarasota. Send me a DM if interested.
Kanana
04-15-2018, 04:19 PM
I have plenty in Sarasota. Send me a DM if interested.
None left now. Must have sold quick to go from having plenty, to two days later and all sold out..
geosulcata
04-16-2018, 06:31 AM
None left now. Must have sold quick to go from having plenty, to two days later and all sold out..
I sent you a private message after you DMed me this same thing prior to posting it publically. I run a tropical fruit nursery and Blue Java bananas are our biggest seller. As I stated in the DM, we hope to have more available at the Manatee County Rare Fruit Councils tree sale on May 20th.
Kanana
04-16-2018, 07:47 AM
Sulcata Grove, I know but even in the private message you never answered questions I asked like how many you had for sale, the size of them (if they were in 3 gallon pots), and how many leaves they had and the general height of these. Also wanted a few pictures to demonstrate the size to me since buying from you wouldn't be very convenient as I have to make an appointment first? That's quite a hassle to do if I am going to just buy 1 or 2 Blue Java plants. I would have been really upset had I made an appointment to buy one or two Blue Java's and they were basically the size of the TC starts I have been dealing with so far. Also, I'm not really wanting to do a 3 hour tour, I just want to buy some plants. Sorry.
meizzwang
04-16-2018, 04:40 PM
FYI: Florida hill, Green Earth Publishing Co, Wellspring Gardens, etc. don't have the real deal blue java, scroll down this post and read my comments: http://www.bananas.org/f3/want-feedback-website-i-am-considering-47875.html
Looking on this forum to get the real deal ID verified plant is your best bet. A good way to verify the ID of what the vendor is selling is to ask them to send you a link to photos of their plant or a thread that they made on this forum. It might be difficult for them to get a photo of the corm for sale, especially if other buyers don't ask and there's a line for that particular plant.
I've purchased many corms from several vendors here and NEVER had any mis-representation with the size or ID of the plants (I've fruited most of them). If it was small, the vendor warned me. All of the reputable vendors here are gardening folks and will take good care of you. They are generally careful to not to make any mis-representations because they can easily lose their reputation here on the forum.
If you have a dispute with a vendor, it's best to discuss and resolve that dispute privately if possible. Give the seller all the chances possible before resorting to public shaming. Other vendors who have what you're looking for might hesitate to help you because they might be wary of having a thread like this showing up against them.
When it comes to ID verified rare bananas in high demand, it's currently a seller's market (well, it'll probably always be that way), which means that they'll treat you professionally and with courtesy, but if you have a unique demand, they may not be willing to meet it, especially if the rest of the buyers don't have the same demands. For example, in California, when you're buying a house in the SF Bay Area, you have no chance of landing one if you place a 17 day, inspection contingency, since all other bids for the house have no contingencies and they'll buy as is.
In any case, good luck finding that blue java, I'm sure someone here has one for you!
geosulcata
04-16-2018, 05:56 PM
Sulcata Grove, I know but even in the private message you never answered questions I asked like how many you had for sale, the size of them (if they were in 3 gallon pots), and how many leaves they had and the general height of these. Also wanted a few pictures to demonstrate the size to me since buying from you wouldn't be very convenient as I have to make an appointment first? That's quite a hassle to do if I am going to just buy 1 or 2 Blue Java plants. I would have been really upset had I made an appointment to buy one or two Blue Java's and they were basically the size of the TC starts I have been dealing with so far. Also, I'm not really wanting to do a 3 hour tour, I just want to buy some plants. Sorry.
We sold the plants before I had time to take pictures. This is our busiest season, so we don’t offer tours now. We were available all weekend for customers. Our “nice size pups” are typically around 3-4’. $20 was a fair price, so they didn’t last long.
Kanana
04-17-2018, 02:14 AM
We sold the plants before I had time to take pictures. This is our busiest season, so we don’t offer tours now. We were available all weekend for customers. Our “nice size pups” are typically around 3-4’. $20 was a fair price, so they didn’t last long.
Thanks and now I know. This is the info I would have liked getting back sooner so I could determine if it was worthy of my time to make an appointment and schedule something.
Just an FYI for myself and others, if I would have scheduled an appointment the day I received your original PM would I have gotten in before the person that bought all the Blue Javas? Just curious as I don't know how quick an appointment can be set for. Is it usually the same hour, the same day, next day, next week etc.? Thanks.
Kanana
04-29-2018, 12:23 PM
Anyone even know if a TC grower like Agristarts would have these? Hell, I'd buy a flat just to see if I can get at least half to grow out and then I can corner the market on these as no one is selling them...
Hamakua
04-29-2018, 01:10 PM
Anyone even know if a TC grower like Agristarts would have these? Hell, I'd buy a flat just to see if I can get at least half to grow out and then I can corner the market on these as no one is selling them...
They are the ultimate source of all the mislabeled Blue Javas being sold.
geosulcata
04-29-2018, 04:48 PM
I will be bringing some to the Manatee Rare Fruit Council’s tree sale May 20th.
Kanana
04-29-2018, 04:54 PM
I will be bringing some to the Manatee Rare Fruit Council’s tree sale May 20th.
Once again can I get some clarity on this? Where is Manatee Rare Fruit tree sale located at? How many will you be bringing? Can I reserve 2 of these to avoid what happened last time? What are the size? How many leaves? Is the price still $20 a piece? Lastly how about some pictures? Thanks.
ps. Is the Manatee tree sale open to the public or does this require buying tickets?
geissene
04-30-2018, 12:08 PM
Kanna,
Most of your questions can be answered using one google search for Manatee rare fruit tree.
Erik
Kanana
04-30-2018, 01:10 PM
Kanna,
Most of your questions can be answered using one google search for Manatee rare fruit tree.
Erik
Yeah, I had to google it. Now to get there May 20th right at 10am and get in like it is Black Friday, but hopefully I won't have to wait in line overnight to get to wherever the booth will be to find the Blue Javas before anyone else.... I'd seriously be pissed if I get to the booth, it's 10:05 and they tell me, "Sorry, you shouldd have gotten here earlier as we just sold the last one." I'd be pissed saying, "But the whole event has only been opened for 5 minutes!!!!!!"
geissene
04-30-2018, 08:24 PM
Good luck!
Hope you get one or maybe you will find something else.
You got 20days to get trained up for the race.
Kanana
05-01-2018, 06:22 AM
Good luck!
Hope you get one or maybe you will find something else.
You got 20days to get trained up for the race.
Thanks, Im just getting over the flu/pneumonia so my lungs are compromised to say the least.
beam2050
05-01-2018, 10:53 AM
Yeah, I had to google it. Now to get there May 20th right at 10am and get in like it is Black Friday, but hopefully I won't have to wait in line overnight to get to wherever the booth will be to find the Blue Javas before anyone else.... I'd seriously be pissed if I get to the booth, it's 10:05 and they tell me, "Sorry, you shouldd have gotten here earlier as we just sold the last one." I'd be pissed saying, "But the whole event has only been opened for 5 minutes!!!!!!"
kernana; where's your sense of adventure. look for me, I will be wearing the THOSE GUYS t-shirt holding the last blue java. :woohoonaner:
Kanana
05-01-2018, 11:18 AM
kernana; where's your sense of adventure. look for me, I will be wearing the THOSE GUYS t-shirt holding the last blue java. :woohoonaner:
haha, funny stuff.
HMelendez
05-01-2018, 12:39 PM
kernana; where's your sense of adventure. look for me, I will be wearing the THOSE GUYS t-shirt holding the last blue java. :woohoonaner:
LMAO!.......Master beam, you did it again!......hahahahahaha!.........
:2723::bananarow::2723:
edwmax
05-01-2018, 01:37 PM
LMAO!.......Master beam, you did it again!......hahahahahaha!.........
:2723::bananarow::2723:
Kanana, don't worry ... Beam is just going to corner the market on Blue Javas. Buy 'em all and resale!
Kanana
05-01-2018, 01:47 PM
Kanana, don't worry ... Beam is just going to corner the market on Blue Javas. Buy 'em all and resale!
Hey, that was MY idea. LOL
HMelendez
05-01-2018, 02:06 PM
Kanana, don't worry ... Beam is just going to corner the market on Blue Javas. Buy 'em all and resale!
LMAO!......And the saga continues to the Max!.......hahahahahahaha!
:2723::bananarow::2723:
beam2050
05-03-2018, 10:20 AM
:ha:haha, funny stuff.
glad you took it the right way. :ha:
with my crew I will be lucky to make it by noon. :drum:
since this post is no secret, well I had to have my fun. I put it thru the higher up channels and it looks like I may be there. look for a THOSE GUYS t-shirt. i will run if you got something in your hand. I am going to go there and look for something I haven't got. maybe something besides bananas? we'll see. may be a Burmese blue?
thought this site may have gone down because of a kernana implosion. :ha::ha::ha:
Kanana
05-03-2018, 12:34 PM
Haha I was wondering why the site was down for me too. It was messing with my OCD of checking this site 10 times a day
geosulcata
05-03-2018, 03:38 PM
kernana; where's your sense of adventure. look for me, I will be wearing the THOSE GUYS t-shirt holding the last blue java. :woohoonaner:
I hope to be able to bring several. I will have some little Fe’i too and Pisang Ceylon and some others. Last year, I went home with a Pitogo which was a surprise. The blue Java’s went quick, but I think I still had one by noon. I’m happy to hold one until 11 if you really want one. Sorry I don’t have time to take pictures/count leaves. Price will depend on size, but most of the bananas I bring I sell for $25-40 (with $40 being something rare). Don brought a Burmese Blue for someone last year :)
beam2050
05-03-2018, 04:03 PM
I hope to be able to bring several. I will have some little Fe’i too and Pisang Ceylon and some others. Last year, I went home with a Pitogo which was a surprise. The blue Java’s went quick, but I think I still had one by noon. I’m happy to hold one until 11 if you really want one. Sorry I don’t have time to take pictures/count leaves. Price will depend on size, but most of the bananas I bring I sell for $25-40 (with $40 being something rare). Don brought a Burmese Blue for someone last year :)
:woohoonaner: there ya go kernaner
for a Burmese blue I would walk there. after 19,000 seeds. but I will be driving my truck. will be going down with friends and staying with some more friends in tampa. baring a broken leg or other earth shattering circumstances I will be there. pitogo? that would be a yes among others. and driving my truck down, I don't have to wait for people to get moving. meet em there .....looking forward to it.
Kanana
05-03-2018, 04:29 PM
I hope to be able to bring several. I will have some little Fe’i too and Pisang Ceylon and some others. Last year, I went home with a Pitogo which was a surprise. The blue Java’s went quick, but I think I still had one by noon. I’m happy to hold one until 11 if you really want one. Sorry I don’t have time to take pictures/count leaves. Price will depend on size, but most of the bananas I bring I sell for $25-40 (with $40 being something rare). Don brought a Burmese Blue for someone last year :)
That would be great if you can hold one for me. I'd like to buy 2 but I don't think I can swing 2 of them if they are $40 a piece. I guess I'll see what you have there on the 20th. Thanks.
Kevin
beam2050
05-03-2018, 04:56 PM
That would be great if you can hold one for me. I'd like to buy 2 but I don't think I can swing 2 of them if they are $40 a piece. I guess I'll see what you have there on the 20th. Thanks.
Kevin
I aint rich neither, but one blue java taken care of will lead to others. these people have to carry them in and if they don't sell carry them out, then take care of them till they do sell. I am going there to have a good time. little adventure. might learn something and come away with nothing. but I intend to have a good time doin it.
Valdus
05-04-2018, 09:32 AM
I too am patiently awaiting a Blue Java (thanks Ty) but I am curious what is this event?
Kanana
05-04-2018, 11:08 AM
Yeah I am on a waiting list from ty as well but I never heard when he's getting more in. I'll probably buy from him as well when his do come in and get one from this plant sale on May 20th too.
geosulcata
05-04-2018, 03:30 PM
I too am patiently awaiting a Blue Java (thanks Ty) but I am curious what is this event?
Manatee Rare Fruit Council: Fruit Tree Sale (http://www.mrfc.org/p/fruit-tree-sale.html) has more info. It’s a great event - Don from Going Bananas is usually there as well as around 20 other vendors. We are on the back left inside corner.
Kanana
05-05-2018, 08:45 AM
Earlier in this thread I started (post #15 to be exact) I was sort of joking about a Black Friday scenario of people waiting over night in a line to get in the doors first. Well this morning I checked the website, and they have this picture on their website:
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JceRogZnWSk/VflfU4TCtgI/AAAAAAAAAZY/MTnC-iyIeOI/s640/IMG_1842a.jpg
Is this what I can expect before the doors open? If this is the case then I'm not too sure it's worth it for one Blue Java, especially if it's going to be $40 for maybe a 12" plant at that.
Looks like a longer line than the Trump rally in Sarasota November 28th 2015.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CU6eMAwUwAAYFYG.jpg
beam2050
05-05-2018, 10:12 AM
gotta wonder about parking.
Kanana
05-05-2018, 11:51 AM
Beam, once I saw it on the map, I remembered I was at that place before but it was for the Bradenton gun show they have a few times a year. Parking lot is huge so shouldn't have a problem finding a parking spot. I can't imagine 22 vendors of plants filling up the place as there were like 10 aisles of gun vendors in the same place and if I had to guess I'd say there were 150-200 vendors for the gun show.
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