You know what they say;

stormwatcher · 07-09-2009, 11:19 AM

Ignorance is bliss. I need a book " Growing Bananas for Dummy's". Now that I am learning about banana trees, I will probably kill it somehow

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Anyway, I had a friend that was splitting and getting some nanna trees ready for winter and he gave me one that was about 12 inch tall.
This was in the fall of 07. I took it in for the winters and it stayed green, with a little yellowing and a couple leaves died. It came back healthy in the summer.
We moved when we sold our house last March and I had to cut it off to move it. I thought it would start to grow again. it looked like it was going to die. It looked rather peeked. It is doing real well now. It has always been in a pot.
I cut it when it was about 6-7 foot tall, I didn't want to but had to.
It is now about 4 foot tall with 6 leaves and another coming.
Can anyone tell what kind it is? Are there any traits to look for?
Do all nanna trees fruit, or do some just flower.
Here are a few pics [if I do it right].

2 pups

I wish they would bear like my Mators. 23 on one and 18 on the other. Picked 5 so far.

Thanks all
Earl

fergus banana · 07-09-2009, 11:32 AM

very nice looking plant.
i think it is an ice cream/blue java.

stormwatcher · 07-09-2009, 11:41 AM

Thanks Jon. I don't have a clue. I am waiting on an email from the guy I got it from to see if he knows.

fergus banana · 07-09-2009, 11:45 AM

no problem.

also, if it is an ice cream, then it will grow up to 12 feet and fruit in about a year or so. those guys get big.

stormwatcher · 07-09-2009, 12:06 PM

I hope it is Jon. Maybe I will find out later today. I know he said it was for cooler climates. That is all I know.

sandy0225 · 07-11-2009, 04:00 PM

it does look like an ice cream to me too. Especially the pup!

mskitty38583 · 07-11-2009, 11:09 PM

lovely nanas!

cowboyup4christ · 07-12-2009, 12:37 PM

Looks good the leaves look somewhat like my Orinocos but I am no expert. hope you find out.

stormwatcher · 07-15-2009, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sandy0225

it does look like an ice cream to me too. Especially the pup!

Thanks Sandy, I hope it is.

stormwatcher · 07-15-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mskitty38583

lovely nanas!

Thank you Mskitty.

stormwatcher · 07-15-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboyup4christ

Looks good the leaves look somewhat like my Orinocos but I am no expert. hope you find out.

Thanks Jim.
The pups have a red edge on the leaves.
I used to live down your way. I was raised in Southern Pines. Been to the county fair there in Carthage many times, especially way back in the day they had a hootchie cootchie show

, but I was to young to get in.

Earl

Jack Daw · 07-15-2009, 08:53 AM

Ice Cream according to me. But I've only seen the pictures of this lovely nana, never owned my own.

cowboyup4christ · 07-16-2009, 10:51 AM

if the leaves have a red outline it could be a dwarf Orinoco.
CFF - Musa Dwarf Orinoco Banana Plant! - Rare & Exotic Alocasia, Bananas,

Remember those days myself. New to this banana thing but rasie many fruit trees on our farm so its just another addition to our nursery, still haven't got those pesky Paw Paws to grow yet may have to give up on them.
Jim

Patty in Wisc · 07-16-2009, 11:21 AM

Don't give up on the Paw Paws!!! Mine are 7 -8 yrs old & they started very slow & really took off since last year

Maybe too warm there to get the chill hours it needs?

cowboyup4christ · 07-16-2009, 11:32 AM

I can't get any real good plants to start, they grow wild here so it seems they would do well. but most of the wild ones have been killed off by timber cutting and development, so I thought I would try to start a patch on my farm, and just let them bunch.

Patty in Wisc · 07-16-2009, 11:46 AM

How come I faint when I run!!

Oh, I see you are from NC so they should do well there (Paw Paws)

stormwatcher · 07-18-2009, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboyup4christ

if the leaves have a red outline it could be a dwarf Orinoco.
CFF - Musa Dwarf Orinoco Banana Plant! - Rare & Exotic Alocasia, Bananas,

Remember those days myself. New to this banana thing but rasie many fruit trees on our farm so its just another addition to our nursery, still haven't got those pesky Paw Paws to grow yet may have to give up on them.
Jim

Thanks for the replies guys and gals.
How big do dwarfs get? This thing was 6'-7' when I cut it off to move it. It is right at 4' now.
Got a new leaf last week and another started yesterday with about 1/2" showing, this morn it was up about 18"-20". At this rate it will be full of leaves soon. 8 leaves now. Leaves are 27" long and 15" wide
Here is the latest pics taken at noon today.

New leaf

Pup growing well

Next to my Fig tree I got over the winter. It has grown real well also.

fergus banana · 07-18-2009, 12:02 PM

that is one healthy banana plant.

it is not a dwarf - at least i really dont think so.
dwarves get up to 8 feet.
if it is an ice cream, it can get up to 12+ feet.

stormwatcher · 07-18-2009, 01:50 PM

Thanks Jon.
It gets 1 gallon of water each day between 7pm and 8pm sometimes 2 gallons if I put 2 drippers on it. It is on an automatic water system. It also gets 2 scoops of Miracle Grow in 1 gallon of water each week. Seems to be working well.
I have my mators, fig tree, and a couple other plants on the automatic waterer also at 1 gallon a day.
We go camping a lot and visiting for a week or so at a time, with no one here to water. So I needed to get an auto waterer. I highly recommend them.
Trying to root some Azaleas from cuttings now. Hope they take.

Earl

fergus banana · 07-18-2009, 03:37 PM

Kewl!

07-09-2009, 11:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
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