TRaider

I'm a first year grower living in New Braunfels Texas (just north of San Antonio). Not sure what type of fruit I have - either burro or baby bananas but they are delicious. I'd like to know, given my area (zone 9) what are other varieties I can successfully grow?

thanks!

Abnshrek

Hello, Welcome, Happy Growing & Eating. :^)

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oakshadows

Welcome from central Florida. Hope the rains have made your life more enjoyable, it sure helped us.
You found the right site for info and much more. Good growing and get your hands dirty.

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trebor

Here maybe this will help you
Alphabetical listing with zone hardiness (Richards list)
Happy growing and welcome to the .ORG

1000 Fingers 8.0
1780 hybrid 9.0
Ae Ae 9.5
African Rhino Horn 9.0
Amistad 7.5
Argentino 9.0
Belle 9.0
Brazilian 9.0
California Gold 8.5
Cardaba 8.5
Carolina King 7.5
Cavendish (banana) 10.5
Cocos 11.0
Double 8.5
Dwarf Brazilian 8.5
Dwarf Thai 9.0
Dwarf Gros Michel 11.0
Dwarf French 9.5
Dwarf Namwa 9.0
Dwarf Puerto Rican 8.5
Dwarf Red 11.0
Dwarf Orinoco 8.0
Dwarf Cavendish 9.0
Ebun Musak 8.5
Ele Ele 9.5
Enano Nautia 9.5
FHIA-17 9.5
FHIA-18 9.0
FHIA-20 9.0
FHIA-21 Plantain 9.0
FHIA-23 9.0
French Horn 8.5
Giant Plantain 8.5
Golden Beauty 9.5
Golden Rhinohorn 7.5
Goldfinger 8.5
Gran Nain 8.5
Green Red 9.0
Gros Michel 11.0
High Color Mini 8.5
Hua Moa 9.0
Ice Cream 8.5
Iholena 9.0
Jamaican Red 11.0
Kalela 8.5
Kandrian 9.0
Kappa Pazham 11.0
Karat 12.0
Kaulau 10.0
Kofi 10.0
Kru 12.0
Lady Finger 8.5
Latundan 12.0
Mahoi 8.5
Manzano 9.5
Mauritius 8.5
Misi Luki of Samoa 9.0
Mona Lisa 8.5
Monkey Fingers 8.5
Mysore 8.5
Namwa 9.5
Nino 12.0
Orinoco 8.0
Pace 9.0
Pisang Ceylon 8.5
Pisang Klutuk 10.0
Pisang Buai 9.5
Pisang Tandok 11.0
Pitogo 8.5
Popoulu kaia 9.0
Praying Hands 9.5
Rajapuri 8.5
Red Jewel 9.0
Red Iholene 9.0
Rose 11.0
Saba 8.5
Sumatrana X Gran Nain 9.5
Super Plantain 9.5
Sweetheart 9.0
Tall Red 9.5
Texas Star 7.0
Tuu Gia 9.0
Utafun 12.0
Valery 9.5
White Iholena 9.0
Williams Hybrid 9.0
Zan Moreno 9.0



Variety USDA zone

Texas Star 7.0
Amistad 7.5
Carolina King 7.5
Golden Rhinohorn 7.5
1000 Fingers 8.0
Dwarf Orinoco 8.0
Orinoco 8.0
California Gold 8.5
Cardaba 8.5
Double 8.5
Dwarf Brazilian 8.5
Dwarf Puerto Rican 8.5
Ebun Musak 8.5
French Horn 8.5
Giant Plantain 8.5
Goldfinger 8.5
Gran Nain 8.5
High Color Mini 8.5
Ice Cream 8.5
Kalela 8.5
Lady Finger 8.5
Mahoi 8.5
Mauritius 8.5
Mona Lisa 8.5
Monkey Fingers 8.5
Mysore 8.5
Pisang Ceylon 8.5
Pitogo 8.5
Rajapuri 8.5
Saba 8.5
1780 hybrid 9.0
African Rhino Horn 9.0
Argentino 9.0
Belle 9.0
Brazilian 9.0
Dwarf Cavendish 9.0
Dwarf Namwa 9.0
Dwarf Thai 9.0
FHIA-18 9.0
FHIA-20 9.0
FHIA-21 Plantain 9.0
FHIA-23 9.0
Green Red 9.0
Hua Moa 9.0
Iholena 9.0
Kandrian 9.0
Misi Luki of Samoa 9.0
Pace 9.0
Popoulu kaia 9.0
Red Iholene 9.0
Red Jewel 9.0
Sweetheart 9.0
Tuu Gia 9.0
White Iholena 9.0
Williams Hybrid 9.0
Zan Moreno 9.0
Ae Ae 9.5
Dwarf French 9.5
Ele Ele 9.5
Enano Nautia 9.5
FHIA-17 9.5
Golden Beauty 9.5
Manzano 9.5
Namwa 9.5
Pisang Buai 9.5
Praying Hands 9.5
Sumatrana X Gran Nain 9.5
Super Plantain 9.5
Tall Red 9.5
Valery 9.5
Kaulau 10.0
Kofi 10.0
Pisang Klutuk 10.0
Cavendish (banana) 10.5
Cocos 11.0
Dwarf Gros Michel 11.0
Dwarf Red 11.0
Gros Michel 11.0
Jamaican Red 11.0
Kappa Pazham 11.0
Pisang Tandok 11.0
Rose 11.0
Karat 12.0
Kru 12.0
Latundan 12.0
Nino 12.0
Utafun 12.0

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