Goldfinger?
 

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.

Steve

Re: Goldfinger?
 

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.

Re: Goldfinger?
 

Do you have male flowers yet? If so, are they persistent or do they drop from the stem?

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No male flowers yet. Six hands of fruit and counting.

Re: Goldfinger?
 

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

Re: Goldfinger?
 

american goldfinger doesn't have persistent male flowers, they fall off 2-3 days after opening.

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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?
SteveL -

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?
Thanks

Re: Goldfinger?
 

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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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.