blownz281

Nice pics. I love my Namwah,first year for growing it.

hydroid

Very nice naners
Bo

RAINFOREZT

Its been one year now and no fruits yet. 8 feet tall; 3 pups growing together with mom. Lots of pups came up and I crushed them all to the ground.

Nicolas Naranja

I cannot wait to see the fruit that this bunch makes

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blownz281

Tagging along . How tall is your plant? Mine is over 6ft at the leaf tip and 12" or more thick.

Nicolas Naranja

It's leaning over, but If I straightened it out it would be 7.5-8 feet tall

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blownz281

Is this its second season?

Nicolas Naranja

This is the second bunch from the mat, I harvested the first bunch the last week of July. This bunch should come off in early January. I need to get my wife to take a picture of my head next to this flower. It is huge.

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Richard

The banana pup I received from crazy banana last Fall is now sporting it's first cigar.

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hydroid

Congragulations Richard, I got my first bunch this past season I will definatley be moving pups to other places in my yard. I've been impressed with these for sure.
Bo

venturabananas

For those of us who don't live in the tropics, this variety has a lot going for it. It's at the top of list for handling cool conditions and dry conditions. It is a very vigorous grower. In my yard, it is the best fruit producer. The fruit are good (when fully ripe -- there is even a hint of green on the peel, wait longer!) and they have long shelf life. It isn't my favorite for flavor or texture, but I prefer them over Cavendish varieties (which I buy from the store when I don't have home grown fruit). I wouldn't be without this bulletproof variety.

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Pancrazio

The plant overall is very fine for those living outside the tropics. I have just two major complains on this cultivar: first one, the fruit it's not so quick in filling, which is a problem with limited time to grow the plant. Secondly, the pstem can become pretty heavy/(and for some people, tall), making for a plant not so easy to drag around.

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Richard

People who live in glass houses ... should grow bananas indoors!

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venturabananas

It is a big plant for a dwarf. They max out around 10' of p-stem (and are usually shorter), which is shorter than say "Misi Luki Namwah", but I would estimate that Dwarf Namwah is every bit as heavy because its p-stem is so thick.

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Richard

The thick stem is a great attribute for wind stability if you are growing it planted in the ground year-round. Otherwise - yes, it makes for a very heavy plant in a 25+ gallon pot.

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Pancrazio

I think that the heavy pstem makes it a good candidate for overwintering it in a crawlspace like in the bigdog post, because this way you don't have to add the weight of the pot to the equation, plus being cold and drought tolerant, it should survive well. But, i haven't read many reports of people doing it.

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