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Kayte401
04-22-2009, 07:22 PM
I picked this guy up at a local nursery but have no information about it whatsoever! I did a little bit of research online and it looks like a Dwarf Cavendish, but I need to ask the experts to be sure!

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=16811

What's the difference between a "Super Dwarf" and a "Dwarf Cavendish"? How tall do you think this will get?

Michael_Andrew
04-22-2009, 07:54 PM
I'm not one of the experts Kayte but I'll jump in here and give it a try. I usually get these wrong and the experts come in here and embarrass me. Looks just like my super dwarf. In that pot I would guess about 2' tall.

Michael

just j
04-22-2009, 08:06 PM
looks like a super dwarf cavendish to me

Kayte401
04-22-2009, 08:15 PM
Thanks @just J and @Michael_Andrew! It seems like a pretty popular variety, so that's probably what it is.

If I put it in a bigger pot or outside how big could it get?

Bananaman88
04-22-2009, 08:16 PM
I say probably SDC as well. Possibly even 'Little Prince'.

Kayte401
04-22-2009, 08:19 PM
Thanks @Bananaman88! "The Little Prince" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince) - that would be too cute! Hidden royalty in my house :)

just j
04-22-2009, 08:23 PM
it should get about 3 feet maybe a little more u shouldnt need to big of pot for it in a little time it will fill out more and look real nice

Michael_Andrew
04-22-2009, 08:27 PM
Outside with proper conditions up to maybe 6 feet. Check out the wiki pages:Musa Super Dwarf Cavendish - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Super_Dwarf_Cavendish)

LilRaverBoi
04-22-2009, 10:13 PM
My SDC has a lot more red markings on the leaves. Not sure that is correct. Little Prince's are HELLA cute, though. And as for dwarf cavendish...it's possible. I guess time will tell whether it's going to get larger.

xavierdlc61887
04-22-2009, 10:46 PM
Lil cavendish naners start off with that red marking and then gradually loose it and become all green, as for the plant in the pic it does look like SDC or LITTLE PRINCE....

Bananaman88
04-23-2009, 06:10 AM
My SDC has a lot more red markings on the leaves. Not sure that is correct. Little Prince's are HELLA cute, though. And as for dwarf cavendish...it's possible. I guess time will tell whether it's going to get larger.

Your pic that you called SDC looks a lot more like High Color Mini to me. See my gallery for a pic of HCM.

Tog Tan
04-23-2009, 07:31 AM
Hi Kayte, here's my 2 cents;

The mini 'naner cultivars do look very much alike at this size. I have not owned a HiColor Mini but I have both the DC and SDC. For these 2, you can figure out the visual characteristic easily even when they are young.

DC : The p-stem towards the top is a lightish green.

SDC : The p-stem is a distinct reddish color.

ArchAngeL01
04-26-2009, 02:38 PM
this one is called "truely tiny"lol