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Is this a good price / good vendor?
What does any one know about this place?
Banana Trees Banana Plants They have TC 12" - 24" (depending on variety) for $10.95. Is that a good price? The phone number 321-259-9053 comes back to a Geneva and William Taylor with an address of 5245 Lk Washington Rd, Melbourne, FL 32934. A search of that address shows a neighborhood. A web search of their names shows nothing but Tissue culture and Melborne FL returns the above listed web site. Anything anybody? |
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I used this place when I first started collecting banana's last summer! They are a good source, the plants were healthy and packed well. Nothing too special, but you won't be disappointed either. You may be able to get better prices with Sandy at Northern Tropics, who is a member here.
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I have bought from them a few times, good service plants. I had a problam last summer with a damaged plant and it was replaced with no charge.
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I have purchased from them several times. Being on the other side of the country (California), my plants have come in great condition. On the forum you will get others who may not have had the same experience. I would recommend them. I think their prices are fair. Good luck!
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I had a bad experience with them. I ordered 3 plants and after a month went by, I asked the order be canceled since my local nursery had some of the same nanas in stock. I received an email stating no problem, order will be canceled.
Another 3 weeks went by and I received the plants in the mail. Ok, normally I'd be ok with a goof like this because who can have enough banana plants? However, the plants were extremely tiny and barely had root systems. It took the entire growing season for them to reach 2 feet in height. This is with lots of soil amendments, fertilizer, water etc. You get what you pay for. They're cheap. There's no denying the price. |
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It cost about $3 to get a tissue culture plant to marketable size (12"-24"). Base your decision on price using that number.
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You get what you pay for. Isn't that the general rule in life anyway:nanadrink: |
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All of us have opinions and have had experiences. I have bought 20 plus plants from them and have been very happy. I even over watered two plants early on and they replaced them.
Yes tissue culture plants are $2.00. The difference between $2.00 and $15.00 is so minimal in life that if you base your decision on that I think it is silly. For me the bottom line is if I want a plant I will pay what I think is appropriate for it no matter the cost. That's my two cents! |
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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR I'd be happy with that. It's the other side where you don't get what you pay for that concerns me. I have special considerations right now in that I am looking to buy several varieties (7 - 10) of Bananas, numerous varieties (15 - 20) of Blueberries and numerous varieties (20 - 25) of Citrus. I am also buying blackberries, pomegranate, figs, muscadine (scuppernongs), persimmons, plums and pears. All of these will be used to fill the lot that I am still clearing off. The backhoe comes Nov 12 for stump removal. That and about 50 yards of dirt to fill and level off everything and I'll be ready to lay it out. I am trying to maximize the space and use all of it except for some play area for the kids. With all that in mind I need to find the best value for my dollar. I hope to get a volume discount from someone. It's hard to do though as the varieties I want may not be available from a single supplier even one that specializes in a particular fruit. I'm open to suggestions. |
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Give Northern Tropics a look. Sandy is a member of bananas.org and often has sales on banana plants for $4.99. Her plants are very healthy. I purchased several this past year.
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Agristarts is a good source and they even have the blueberries you are looking for. You will need a tax i.d. number, but any business will do. Sometimes instead of tissue culture you're better off getting a larger corm from someone on the board here. You might have more pups in a few months than all the T.C. plants you can get for the same price plus the growth is more robust than with those little T.C. plants.
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I would say yes, I live in the same town as this company and they are very nice people.
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i ordered three plants of him about a year ago, manzano, blue java and a siam ruby. they took two weeks longer then the website advertised and the plants where definitely small and still quite tender. the price is hard to beat.
Ive ordered all my bananas from going bananas after that. i just make the trip. its worth it for the plants you receive especially if youre like me and dont enjoy nursing seedlings or small t/c's |
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Worm Farmer and mango kush,
Thanks for your replies. I looked up Just Bananas and guess what I saw? BANANAS!!!!!! The satellite view shows Banana plants. That's what I want to see from a vendor that sells bananas. |
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