My first banana tree but no clue what kind

Chomper99 · 09-15-2012, 09:53 PM

Hey I'm new to the board and just got my first banana plant.. It's about 1.5feet and here are some pics. I the nursery didn't even know. Sorry photos are my album its a bit hard from my phone. Ah thanks

Abnshrek · 09-15-2012, 10:23 PM

Does it have any red on the leaves? Its a super Dwarf either SDC or Lil prince I'd say. If its all green I'd lean to lil prince. :^)

Chomper99 · 09-15-2012, 11:26 PM

I have uploaded more pictures. Only one of the leaves is showing blood like sploches lol but maybe water stains. But tried to clean and nothing. Maybe sdc?

sunfish · 09-21-2012, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chomper99

Hey I'm new to the board and just got my first banana plant.. It's about 1.5feet and here are some pics. I the nursery didn't even know. Sorry photos are my album its a bit hard from my phone. Ah thanks

TommyMacLuckie · 09-22-2012, 09:48 AM

I'm going to guess Grand Naine.

Dalmatiansoap · 09-22-2012, 12:35 PM

Basjoo

venturabananas · 09-22-2012, 04:46 PM

It's still too small to tell what it is.

cincinnana · 09-22-2012, 08:10 PM

Hi Chomper,

A lot of us on the forum are good detectives.

Now give us some info. We have the means to find out!!!!!!!!

What is the nursery name? Where are they located?

When did you buy it?

Where are you located?

How much did you pay for it?

These are all questions that can pinpoint your results
Better answers===== better results

Just saying.

Chomper99 · 09-22-2012, 09:08 PM

Hey Im actually now learning alot about bananas lol, who ever thought i would. but this is my guess and i will provide the details below. I think its a DC or SDC, the leaves are starting to show stains of red.

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

Hi Chomper,

A lot of us on the forum are good detectives.

Now give us some info. We have the means to find out!!!!!!!!

What is the nursery name? Valleyview nursery
Where are they located? Toronto/Scarborough ontario

When did you buy it? Maybe 2 weeks ago

Where are you located? Toronto

How much did you pay for it? $7.99

These are all questions that can pinpoint your results
Better answers===== better results

Just saying.

it had the little stick/ID thing from going-bananas then when i checked their site out they habe the nain, and DC.

I dont believe its a basjoo as the red is starting to appear. its growing fast, about a leaf a week.

soobak0313 · 10-19-2012, 02:24 AM

Hi, and welcome to bananas!

Leaves look bunchy...... Not basjoo, because they are very tall(Here, most banana plants growing outdoors are basjoo because they are one of a few species that are hardy to survive here).
Many banana species have red blotches(I think that trait comes from the genes of Musa acuminata, which has a lot of red on their leaves - plantains usually don't have that much blotches because of that) so I don't think we can say yours are DC or SDC from those blotches. Maybe it could be one of other dwarf species.

Edit : I couldn't find any naners at the homepage of valley view nursery. Hmmm...... It should be better to ID if I can get some pics. Also, the naner in my profile picture is DC. Does it look like yours?

Abnshrek · 10-19-2012, 09:22 AM

Either you have a blue light and that's a Super-Dwarf Ice cream.. or I'm just going color blind.. lol j/k :^)

venturabananas · 10-19-2012, 11:53 AM

Yes, probably DC, but could be SDC. Time will tell.

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soobak0313 Indoor banana grower Location: North Chungcheong Province, Korea Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Soohan Park Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 41 BananaBucks : 18,581 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 24 Times Was Thanked 33 Times in 18 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: My first banana tree but no clue what kind Hi, and welcome to bananas! Leaves look bunchy...... Not basjoo, because they are very tall(Here, most banana plants growing outdoors are basjoo because they are one of a few species that are hardy to survive here). Many banana species have red blotches(I think that trait comes from the genes of Musa acuminata, which has a lot of red on their leaves - plantains usually don't have that much blotches because of that) so I don't think we can say yours are DC or SDC from those blotches. Maybe it could be one of other dwarf species. Edit : I couldn't find any naners at the homepage of valley view nursery. Hmmm...... It should be better to ID if I can get some pics. Also, the naner in my profile picture is DC. Does it look like yours? __________________ Soobak0313 Location : Cheongju city, North Chungcheong province, South Korea (Hardiness zone 8a) Daejeon Metropolitan City, South Korea (Hardiness zone 7a) Last edited by soobak0313 : 10-19-2012 at 02:30 AM.

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Abnshrek Happy Growing Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Beaumont Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,492 BananaBucks : 196,079 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,447 Times Was Thanked 16,440 Times in 5,237 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,318 Times	Re: My first banana tree but no clue what kind Either you have a blue light and that's a Super-Dwarf Ice cream.. or I'm just going color blind.. lol j/k :^) __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

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