conurecolor
05-14-2009, 12:58 PM
OK, so I am looking to diversify. I have what I believe to be Orinoco bananas. They grow like weeds, all I have to do is water them. The bananas are 6"-8" long, angular, fairly thick skinned, and delicious! However, they are too tall for one spot in my yard so I'm looking to plant something smaller.
I need some suggestions...
1) Reasonably small sized, under 10-12ft max.
2) Good tasting and good amount of fruit. Quick growing and fast to bear fruit would be a plus, but not a necessity.
3) Interesting to look at, something a bit unusual.
4) Some cold tolerance (Zone 9-10? Temperate overall, hot summer, cold almost-to-freezing nights a couple times in the winter) I had leaves die back on my plants but everything grows again.
So I am thinking Dwarf Red may be a good choice for me. Do they really have orange flesh fruit? How is the taste?
I am also curious about Ice Cream and Thousand Finger varieties. I realise they are taller than the dwarf, but I have another spot to plant something, maybe. Can anyone tell me what they're like, how they taste, etc?
Any other suggestions? Favorite varieties?
THANKS!
I need some suggestions...
1) Reasonably small sized, under 10-12ft max.
2) Good tasting and good amount of fruit. Quick growing and fast to bear fruit would be a plus, but not a necessity.
3) Interesting to look at, something a bit unusual.
4) Some cold tolerance (Zone 9-10? Temperate overall, hot summer, cold almost-to-freezing nights a couple times in the winter) I had leaves die back on my plants but everything grows again.
So I am thinking Dwarf Red may be a good choice for me. Do they really have orange flesh fruit? How is the taste?
I am also curious about Ice Cream and Thousand Finger varieties. I realise they are taller than the dwarf, but I have another spot to plant something, maybe. Can anyone tell me what they're like, how they taste, etc?
Any other suggestions? Favorite varieties?
THANKS!