New to bananas.

TexasLawDog · 07-10-2015, 11:20 AM

I bought a house in october 2014 that had banana plants. I didn't really pay them any mind and I figured I just had to water them every now and then. Well, Texas got a LOT of rain the last couple of months and one day I noticed a purple flower looking thing hanging off a tree. I thought it was cool and ignored it again. I don't remember how much longer after that, I noticed what were tiny things that could be bananas. Well, since then I have been researching online on how to care for these plants and all that. I don't know what kind I have and maybe you can help. I really hope they arent ornamental as now I am really into getting these things to grow and bear fruit. I just now cut the flower off since I read it needs to be cut after no more hands are growing. I think now I have to clean up the trees but I need to research on this more. I tried uploading more pics but it just keeps saying I succeeded in uploading but nothing shows.

Nancy · 07-10-2015, 07:55 PM

First of all, congratulations! There are literally hundreds of people on this site who can identify your specific banana better than I can, but I am quite convinced that this is not an ornamental variety. I've seen fruit on ornamental trees, but the fruit was small and there wasn't much of it. Your fruit looks worth eating. (In case you don't already know this, it's going to be a long wait -- but worth it!)

TexasLawDog · 07-10-2015, 11:53 PM

Thanks. I was trying to post a closeup of the fruit. They don't look so enticing up close. Am at work now so I'll see what I can do about uploading it.

TexasLawDog · 07-11-2015, 12:23 AM

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a.hulva@coxinet.net · 07-17-2015, 12:22 PM

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Very nice looking plants. Keep on doing what ever your doing or not doing. Looks great!

KaseyM · 01-31-2016, 08:15 PM

Verdict? Edible or not?
Did the survive winter?

07-10-2015, 11:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
TexasLawDog Location: Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Danny Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 13 BananaBucks : 4,394 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 21 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	New to bananas. I bought a house in october 2014 that had banana plants. I didn't really pay them any mind and I figured I just had to water them every now and then. Well, Texas got a LOT of rain the last couple of months and one day I noticed a purple flower looking thing hanging off a tree. I thought it was cool and ignored it again. I don't remember how much longer after that, I noticed what were tiny things that could be bananas. Well, since then I have been researching online on how to care for these plants and all that. I don't know what kind I have and maybe you can help. I really hope they arent ornamental as now I am really into getting these things to grow and bear fruit. I just now cut the flower off since I read it needs to be cut after no more hands are growing. I think now I have to clean up the trees but I need to research on this more. I tried uploading more pics but it just keeps saying I succeeded in uploading but nothing shows.

07-10-2015, 07:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nancy Nancy's Photo Gallery Location: Tallahassee, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b (maybe 9 in my neighborhood) Name: Nancy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 104 BananaBucks : 6,344 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 17 Times Was Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: New to bananas. First of all, congratulations! There are literally hundreds of people on this site who can identify your specific banana better than I can, but I am quite convinced that this is not an ornamental variety. I've seen fruit on ornamental trees, but the fruit was small and there wasn't much of it. Your fruit looks worth eating. (In case you don't already know this, it's going to be a long wait -- but worth it!)

07-10-2015, 11:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
TexasLawDog Location: Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Danny Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 13 BananaBucks : 4,394 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 21 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New to bananas. Thanks. I was trying to post a closeup of the fruit. They don't look so enticing up close. Am at work now so I'll see what I can do about uploading it.

07-11-2015, 12:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
TexasLawDog Location: Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Danny Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 13 BananaBucks : 4,394 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 21 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New to bananas. Ok so I figured out that some of my pictures needed to be compressed. .php?photo=58279&ppuser=21165][/url] Setup /showphoto.php?photo=58280&ppuser=21165][/url]

01-31-2016, 08:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
KaseyM Location: Burleson, TX Find me on the map! Zone: 8A Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 5 BananaBucks : 2,102 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: New to bananas. Verdict? Edible or not? Did the survive winter? __________________ All I want to do is step outside and pick dinner! Will take recommendations for edible varieties in Zone 8a (Fort Worth TX)

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