Originally Posted by venturabananas (Post 260447)

Get Dwarf Brazilian. For me, those two are not even in the same league. And based on the reactions of my family and friends when I give them fruit, most people agree.

DB wins the flavor comparison hands down, for me and the folks I know. It is also a much hardier plant. That's to say, it handles non-tropical conditions including cool temperatures and low humidity much better.

Under optimal conditions (not mine, but well cared for in the tropics), Dwarf Cavendish will outproduce DB both in number of fruit per bunch and cycle time. But again, you can buy Cavendish fruit in the store any day. Personally, I like the ones from the store better than the home grown DC I grow, which have very strong flavors, but ones that I don't like, like an overripe store-bought fruit, but get that flavor when they are barely ripe.

DB averages a couple feet taller than DC in my yard.