Best type for me?

mikeyman · 08-11-2015, 10:25 AM

Hi, I have had a dwarf banana tree for almost 6 years and have never gotten fruit. I am looking to buy a species that I can grow inside that will be the smallest type possible and still produce fruit. What would be best? I have been looking at the super dwarf Cavendish and the truly tiny. Thank you!

siege2050 · 08-11-2015, 04:18 PM

I hear Super Dwarf are very hard to get to bloom, I have had them for 3 years and no blooms yet, even with full sun, heat, and lots of fertilizer crammed into them lol. I just grow them for foliage now. I am not sure about Truly Tiny and have not tried that one yet.

JP · 08-11-2015, 08:01 PM

What's your location?

cincinnana · 08-12-2015, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyman

Hi, I have had a dwarf banana tree for almost 6 years and have never gotten fruit. I am looking to buy a species that I can grow inside that will be the smallest type possible and still produce fruit. What would be best? I have been looking at the super dwarf Cavendish and the truly tiny. Thank you!

Do you have a photo ?
What size pot do you have it in?
Are you growing your plants under lights/or move it outdoors in the summer?

Banana plants will not fruit or reach proper maturity in a home under "home conditions" the plants need to be outdoors for it to reach its full potential.

You could repot ( to a bigger container) your dwarf plant and move it outside in the summer and see what it does.

Good luck

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