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Old 10-24-2016, 11:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I planted Goldfinger and Sweetheart two years ago. I think I got the tags mixed up. The banana that is fruiting is about 8 feet tall. The other banana is well over 12 feet tall and has a massive pseudostem. It's not fruiting yet. Please give me your thoughts.

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Old 10-24-2016, 09:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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To me the fruit on your healthy looking plant looks to short to be GF but I could well be wrong!
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Comparing with my Goldfinger flower pics I say they are Goldfinger.
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Do you have male flowers yet? If so, are they persistent or do they drop from the stem?
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Do you have male flowers yet? If so, are they persistent or do they drop from the stem?
No male flowers yet. Six hands of fruit and counting.
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My sweetheart flowered at 15 feet and had a massive psuedostem, way bigger than any goldfinger I've ever seen.
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The male flowers are persistent
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american goldfinger doesn't have persistent male flowers, they fall off 2-3 days after opening.
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american goldfinger doesn't have persistent male flowers, they fall off 2-3 days after opening.
meizz - Thanks - didn't know that - my not (FHIA#1/Goldfinger) has persistent male flowers & blooms at 10-11 ft. fingers look like small Chiquita, very white inside and taste and texture is also very similar to Chiquitas but better.
Do you know does real GF have persistent male flowers?
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This is a 2nd notGF bloom on 11-5-16 - the pvc pipe is at 10ft high.



The middle bunch hanging in my shop is 1st notGF bunch harvested early November 2016.



This is a notGF fruit from the 1st bunch - taste is yummy


Any Idea what variety my notGF really is?
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Looks just like my goldfinger. Mine will sometimes hold male flowers. Never totally though. Seems like they fall off for a few weeks then hold a few weeks then go back to dropping. So I could see some variation in the male flowers.
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I should have said "my american goldfinger" doesn't hold male flowers. Can you describe the flavor in more detail?
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I should have said "my american goldfinger" doesn't hold male flowers. Can you describe the flavor in more detail?
Hmmm... I'm not a good one to describe the subtleties of banana taste -
This is the first home grown fruit that I have tasted from what I suspect is a cavendish type - mainly because of the persistent male flowers, an the open petiole and not much cold hardiness.
I found it to be the most similar to a store bought Chiquita that I have eaten. But better and not as bland. The peels were thin (like a namwah) and separated easily from the fruit. Despite being fully ripe with the peels splitting, the meat was firm and not mushy or juicy like a namwah.
I asked my wife for her description and she said it tasted like a store bought that hasn't turned fully yellow.

The bunch ripened very quickly once cut from the pstem. The fingers were separating from the bunch and the skins splitting. So, I gave away several hands and all recipients told me they were excellent and better than store bought.
whatever it is, it is definitely a keeper..
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Out of everything I've tasted (Orinoco goldfinger Brazilian manzano Nino namwa nay poovan cav VC)haven't tried a lot.

Goldfinger has been the best. Mine had a strong banana flavor, perfect creamy texture, and were super juicy. Peels easy but does fall off the bunch when ripe. Made a banana pudding out of some. Wow I can't imagine a better banana for a banana pudding. They don't brown and they taste just as fresh in leftovers the next day. I could eat them everyday.
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