Hello from Tucson

marmalade0997 · 09-18-2019, 05:30 PM

Hello all! Thought I'd join finally after browsing often enough. I'm in sunny Tucson AZ, and currently have two little banana trees! They're both dwarf varieties, and about 7 months old. I know I have a nam wah and a cavendish, but my tags washed out so I'm not sure any more which is which. I think the bigger one is the nam wah though, since it's starting to get little red leaf edges.

They seem to be thriving so far I think! Probably could stand to be fertilized more regularly though, since I do want them to fruit. Any tips or feedback are welcome!

HMelendez · 09-19-2019, 04:13 AM

Both Nana plants are looking beautiful!.....

Welcome to the banana gang!....

Akula · 09-19-2019, 10:02 AM

The one on the left could be a namwa (larger plant) and the one on the right (smaller with wine stains on the leaves) would be the cavendish. Namwa does not have wine stains on the leaves.

Good luck!

MiamiNice57 · 09-19-2019, 06:19 PM

Howdy,
You’re plants look healthy.
Keep doing what you’re doing.
You might consider repotting them into double the size containers they’re in right now.
Especially before they start to bear fruit.
I like Miracle-Gro Nature's Care 32 Qt. Organic Potting Mix
Works well in Miami FL.
Good luck!

marmalade0997 · 09-19-2019, 09:28 PM

That's what I was thinking about the nam wah, thanks for the confirmation!

And I definitely need to hit the plant store and grab some bigger pails and more soil.

Jose263 · 09-19-2019, 09:29 PM

Cavendish varieties have wine stains - that's the shorter one. Namwahs have red mid stem and leaf edges. Both of these 'dwarfs' will grow to around 8 ft and namwah will grow a huge diameter pstem. Get bigger pots

09-18-2019, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
marmalade0997 Location: Tucson AZ Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 1,467 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Hello from Tucson Hello all! Thought I'd join finally after browsing often enough. I'm in sunny Tucson AZ, and currently have two little banana trees! They're both dwarf varieties, and about 7 months old. I know I have a nam wah and a cavendish, but my tags washed out so I'm not sure any more which is which. I think the bigger one is the nam wah though, since it's starting to get little red leaf edges. They seem to be thriving so far I think! Probably could stand to be fertilized more regularly though, since I do want them to fruit. Any tips or feedback are welcome!

09-19-2019, 04:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
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Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 70,889 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,540 Times Was Thanked 2,381 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: Hello from Tucson The one on the left could be a namwa (larger plant) and the one on the right (smaller with wine stains on the leaves) would be the cavendish. Namwa does not have wine stains on the leaves. Good luck! Last edited by Akula : 09-19-2019 at 10:43 AM.

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MiamiNice57 Find me on the map! Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 22 BananaBucks : 2,094 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 6 Times Was Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: Hello from Tucson Howdy, You’re plants look healthy. Keep doing what you’re doing. You might consider repotting them into double the size containers they’re in right now. Especially before they start to bear fruit. I like Miracle-Gro Nature's Care 32 Qt. Organic Potting Mix Works well in Miami FL. Good luck!

09-19-2019, 09:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
marmalade0997 Location: Tucson AZ Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Join Date: Sep 2019 Posts: 4 BananaBucks : 1,467 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Hello from Tucson That's what I was thinking about the nam wah, thanks for the confirmation! And I definitely need to hit the plant store and grab some bigger pails and more soil.

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Jose263 Jose263's Photo Gallery Location: Gulf Coast Mississippi Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Name: TJ Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 522 BananaBucks : 42,296 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,135 Times Was Thanked 713 Times in 357 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 149 Times	Re: Hello from Tucson Cavendish varieties have wine stains - that's the shorter one. Namwahs have red mid stem and leaf edges. Both of these 'dwarfs' will grow to around 8 ft and namwah will grow a huge diameter pstem. Get bigger pots __________________ Growing: Orinoco, Rajapuri, Dwarf Cav, SDC, TT, Dwarf Red, Dwarf Namwah, Tall Namwah (aka Ice Cream), Dwarf Brazilian, Veinte Cohol, California Gold, Double Mohai, NOT-Goldfinger, Gran Nain, Velutina

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