banana13

I was poking around and i saw that Florida hill nursery seems to be offering Gros Michael plants for only 7 bucks. Yes i am completely aware of it's reputation, but if this is actually the case...

2woodensticks

i have ordered from them several times with out any problems..i have wondered why 'a reputation'??just think what it would be like WITHOUT tissue culture in bananas..you would be paying 5000$ for your gros michael if you could find one..if only pups and corms were possible..opinon from me.not a spokes person

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banana13

About the reputation, Just search them on this forum. I think you will be surprised.

abjones116

There is a member on here who has Gros Michel's for sale. You will probably have a better experience.

Nicolas Naranja

I sure they have them. They get them from agristarts grow them out a little bit and sell them. I think that some of the issues arise from poor labeling and somatic mutation. I've purchased over 2000 plants from agristarts and sometimes you don't know what you are getting until 18 months later. Tissue culture is great for producing disease free plants. I'm pretty sure the tc gros michel is what it is supposed to be. The best bet is to wait it out and see what these tc plants do. There are a bunch of people out there that think they have misi luki and ice cream that have variations of pisang awak.

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Illia

I don't know where people are getting the idea they have bad rep. They've been great with me, but yes, I would also feel it's a bit sketchy to get a TC Gros Michel from a big nursery that can't even offer real Ice Cream bananas. If I had room and if the price was cheap like the rest of theirs, I'd go for it just out of curiosity.

banana13

The price is pretty cheap, 8 bucks. (turns out it was actually 7.99, made me almost fall for that its-a-dollar-cheaper-then-it-actually-is trick. darn.)

Yug

Their 'rep' was earned by the owner solely by himself for carrying out a deception on this site (maybe others, too?) and then copping an attitude when called out for that deception. I don't know, nor care to know about his products. I also found one of my photos on two of his websites, used without my permission - but later taken down when I brought it to his attention. How much do you need to see to know that ethics are not his strong suit? What else is there lying beneath the surface that has not been discovered? No thanks. Pretty much settled it for me.

banana13

Go to the thread I linked at the bottom of this post and read it. Then, you will know what they mean by a "bad rep."It really sucks, cause it seems that these guys have a good selection and high quality plants, they also have low shipping and everything as well as really good reviews on other sites. If only the owner wasn't an a**hole...

Florida Hill Nursery?

Illia

Well, it's good I know now. I guess I just didn't notice previously.

Lau

The price was good, so I got just a few bananas from them. I got Musa Veinte Cohol, Musa Sumatrana X, Musa Gros Michel, Musa Zebrina, Musa 1000 Fingers, Musa African Rhino Horn and Double Mahoi. You can view the photos under 2013 in the photo gallery. When the trees get a little larger I will plant them in the ground and post more pictures.

I'm no expert on banana's, so hopefully I didn't just buy the same banana tree as 7 different kinds.

All the babies are doing good.

Susan

crazy banana

Do not hold your breath on that. Be happy if you really got some banana plants and not something else, but do not count them to be labeled correctly. Did not order from them myself, but a good friend of mine did get three ornamental banana plants instead of the dessert varieties she ordered. Pretty ones but disappointing!

banana13

Just as a test, i got a dwarf red and a double mahoi from them. Thedwarf red looks like a dwarf red and the mahoi looks like how any cavendish should, so i think they are OK with at least common cultivars.