Fastest Growing Banana Variety

PhilMusa · 03-27-2006, 10:41 AM

I'm not sure if this question has been posed before.

What is the fasted growing Banana Variety from seedling to flowering and setting bananas? Living in a cool climate it would be nice to be able to see a plant flower in its first year.

Thanks
Phil

pitangadiego · 03-27-2006, 10:04 PM

In my experience, Sweetheart FHIA3.

PhilMusa · 03-28-2006, 02:32 PM

How fast would you say it takes to flower in your area?

Thanks
Phil

pitangadiego · 03-28-2006, 08:32 PM

From a well established, good size sucker, about 17 months to flower.

Gabe15 · 03-29-2006, 11:57 PM

There are no easily obtainable edible Musa that can flower in one season. There are a few out there but they are impossible to get in the US, except 'California Gold' which reportedly can flower in one season but that is also hard to come by. The only ones that will do it are the ornamental ones like Musa velutina and Musa ornata.

tropicalkid · 05-31-2006, 02:39 PM

Abyssinian Banana.

JCA433 · 08-19-2013, 10:54 PM

My Namwa Ice Cream flowered about 11 months after planting.

PR-Giants · 08-19-2013, 11:39 PM

I'd say a Hua Moa, I'm expecting plant to harvest in under 7 months.

It grew from under 2' at planting to over 10' in 3.5 months and it's growing in a large pot.

Apr 16 - DOP

Jun 3

Jul 7

Illia · 08-20-2013, 12:19 AM

Curious why no one mentioned Veinte Cohol?

PR-Giants · 08-20-2013, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illia

Curious why no one mentioned Veinte Cohol?

I didn't mentioned it because it's the slowest plant I've grown.

Maybe it will get faster, but it's still under 12 inches and I've had it for 2.5 months.

RandyGHO · 08-20-2013, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR-Giants

I didn't mentioned it because it's the slowest plant I've grown.

Maybe it will get faster, but it's still under 12 inches and I've had it for 2.5 months.

Same here. I thought I just had a bad plant.

So far the Namwah is the fastest growing for me. TC to flower in 11 months here in zone 8b.

Abnshrek · 08-20-2013, 03:55 PM

VC have always grown well for me, but not the fastest.. I have an unknown that smoke's in vertical growth.. It's faster than Namwah.. I'm pretty certain its not a White Iholena. If I'd have to guess its a DB..

redswe · 08-20-2013, 04:47 PM

Hua Moa always get a crop even when they get frozen back..

RandyGHO · 08-20-2013, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abnshrek

VC have always grown well for me, but not the fastest.. I have an unknown that smoke's in vertical growth.. It's faster than Namwah.. I'm pretty certain its not a White Iholena. If I'd have to guess its a DB..

I planted a DB this spring. It does grow well. Hard to compare to the Namwah though since the Namwah is so doggone big.

delonix87 · 08-20-2013, 07:29 PM

I can't stop my Lady Fingers from taking over the garden. They are lovely but now I have aquired more rarer varieties, I need to remove them. Problem is they grow and grow and grow, sending out suckers and becoming these tall, towering things. I can't bring myself to kill them so I am trying to give them loving homes but even that is not easy (they are already very common as it is here).
I planted a few small suckers in December 2011 and now each one is about 4 - 5m with at least six 1.5m - 2 metre suckers. They haven't flowered yet but they grow taller before they do.

My Cavendish Williams never grew taller than 20cm in my old house in the 7 years I had it there. I move 30K (17 miles?) away and it went from 20cm to 3m and fruiting in about 13 months.

They are all rapid growers but I can't stress how much ample water and fertilizer makes a difference. Temperature to a lesser extent in my experience - they grow in winter almost as fast as in summer here (Sydney, Australia)

Lemmysports · 08-20-2013, 10:46 PM

My dwarf cavendish flowered in just about 12 months from planting. I think the plant was about 2 months old when I put it in the ground. I send a pup up north to New England a month ago, I'll let you know next year if it has any flower

PR-Giants · 08-20-2013, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemmysports

My dwarf cavendish flowered in just about 12 months from planting. I think the plant was about 2 months old when I put it in the ground. I send a pup up north to New England a month ago, I'll let you know next year if it has any flower

That's the price you pay for growing a DC, you have to wait more time for it to fruit and you get less of it.

Kind of a lose lose.

03-27-2006, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
PhilMusa Member PhilMusa's Photo Gallery Location: Vaughan(Toronto) Ontario, Zone6a Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 39 BananaBucks : 20,391 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Fastest Growing Banana Variety I'm not sure if this question has been posed before. What is the fasted growing Banana Variety from seedling to flowering and setting bananas? Living in a cool climate it would be nice to be able to see a plant flower in its first year. Thanks Phil __________________ PhilMusa

03-27-2006, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,410 BananaBucks : 109,934 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 2,542 Times in 868 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety In my experience, Sweetheart FHIA3. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

03-28-2006, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
PhilMusa Member PhilMusa's Photo Gallery Location: Vaughan(Toronto) Ontario, Zone6a Find me on the map! Zone: 5b Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 39 BananaBucks : 20,391 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety How fast would you say it takes to flower in your area? Thanks Phil __________________ PhilMusa

03-28-2006, 08:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
pitangadiego Senior Member Location: San Diego, CA Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,410 BananaBucks : 109,934 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2 Times Was Thanked 2,542 Times in 868 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety From a well established, good size sucker, about 17 months to flower. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com We Be Bananas http://webebananas.com

03-29-2006, 11:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,847 BananaBucks : 13,273,342 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,015 Times in 2,152 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety There are no easily obtainable edible Musa that can flower in one season. There are a few out there but they are impossible to get in the US, except 'California Gold' which reportedly can flower in one season but that is also hard to come by. The only ones that will do it are the ornamental ones like Musa velutina and Musa ornata. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.

Members currently in the chatroom: 0
	The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. No one is currently using the chat.

05-31-2006, 02:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
tropicalkid Senior Member tropicalkid's Photo Gallery Location: Durham, North Carolina Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 233 BananaBucks : 101,532 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety Abyssinian Banana.

08-19-2013, 10:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
JCA433 Location: Homestead, Florida Zone: Zone 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 330 BananaBucks : 71,433 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 433 Times in 162 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety My Namwa Ice Cream flowered about 11 months after planting.

08-19-2013, 11:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,075 BananaBucks : 2,524 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,749 Times Was Thanked 11,292 Times in 3,183 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,868 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety I'd say a Hua Moa, I'm expecting plant to harvest in under 7 months. It grew from under 2' at planting to over 10' in 3.5 months and it's growing in a large pot. Apr 16 - DOP Jun 3 Jul 7 __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery Last edited by PR-Giants : 08-19-2013 at 11:54 PM.

08-20-2013, 12:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Illia Location: Forks, WA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Illia Chavez Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 418 BananaBucks : 12,384 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 243 Times Was Thanked 311 Times in 202 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 117 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety Curious why no one mentioned Veinte Cohol?

08-20-2013, 03:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Abnshrek Yo BananaHead Abnshrek 's Photo Gallery Location: Haughton, LA Find me on the map! Zone: 8b, but 9b weather.. Name: Migael / Michael Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,491 BananaBucks : 89,283 Feedback: 45 / 100% Said "Thanks" 10,389 Times Was Thanked 16,365 Times in 5,195 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,291 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety VC have always grown well for me, but not the fastest.. I have an unknown that smoke's in vertical growth.. It's faster than Namwah.. I'm pretty certain its not a White Iholena. If I'd have to guess its a DB.. __________________ I'm a Nannerhead :^)

08-20-2013, 04:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
redswe Location: Orlando Fl Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 73 BananaBucks : 17,629 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 29 Times Was Thanked 91 Times in 40 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 53 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety Hua Moa always get a crop even when they get frozen back.. __________________ Click for weather forecast

08-20-2013, 07:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
delonix87 Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 65 BananaBucks : 44,072 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 53 Times Was Thanked 62 Times in 27 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety I can't stop my Lady Fingers from taking over the garden. They are lovely but now I have aquired more rarer varieties, I need to remove them. Problem is they grow and grow and grow, sending out suckers and becoming these tall, towering things. I can't bring myself to kill them so I am trying to give them loving homes but even that is not easy (they are already very common as it is here). I planted a few small suckers in December 2011 and now each one is about 4 - 5m with at least six 1.5m - 2 metre suckers. They haven't flowered yet but they grow taller before they do. My Cavendish Williams never grew taller than 20cm in my old house in the 7 years I had it there. I move 30K (17 miles?) away and it went from 20cm to 3m and fruiting in about 13 months. They are all rapid growers but I can't stress how much ample water and fertilizer makes a difference. Temperature to a lesser extent in my experience - they grow in winter almost as fast as in summer here (Sydney, Australia)

08-20-2013, 10:46 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lemmysports Location: Tampa, FL Zone: 9b Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 80 BananaBucks : 9,566 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 31 Times Was Thanked 84 Times in 44 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: Fastest Growing Banana Variety My dwarf cavendish flowered in just about 12 months from planting. I think the plant was about 2 months old when I put it in the ground. I send a pup up north to New England a month ago, I'll let you know next year if it has any flower

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Want: Dwarf banana(musa) pups and grocery store variety pups	plantsofheaven	Banana Plants For Sale & Auction	0	07-19-2006 06:59 PM
Banana growing info	JoeReal	Main Banana Discussion	10	09-27-2005 07:01 PM
Video clips about banana growing, diseases, pup separation, etc.	JoeReal	Main Banana Discussion	0	08-08-2005 06:09 PM