Hawaiian Banana Farm

Gabe15 · 03-13-2009, 02:35 AM

This is a little self guided tour of a banana farm in Hawai'i. It is all 'Dwarf Brazilian' (locally called 'Apple', but not to be confused with 'Manzano' which is a different plant). Click, hold and drag in the frame to move the view around. It looks like I missed a frame in the lower portion, so sorry about the big black spot.

Newly planted field

Mature plant

colldp68 · 03-13-2009, 03:34 AM

Is the last picture a tall Brazilian or a dwarf? I have a dwarf and am not sure how tall they get. Thanks for the awesome pics!

Gabe15 · 03-13-2009, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by colldp68

Is the last picture a tall Brazilian or a dwarf? I have a dwarf and am not sure how tall they get. Thanks for the awesome pics!

They are all dwarf, though these ones are as tall as some of the talls, though the talls can get even taller. I have seen the dwarf anywhere from about 5-12ft, and the tall anywhere from about 8-20ft, it depends a lot on growing conditions.

Tog Tan · 03-13-2009, 05:17 AM

Hey Gabe, nice! What's the total cultivated acreage of this place? Approx?

Bob · 03-13-2009, 08:12 AM

Thanks for posting Gabe. Wish i could figure how to use the clock and drag photo for my screensaver.

momoese · 03-13-2009, 09:26 AM

Very cool Gabe!

LilRaverBoi · 03-13-2009, 09:32 AM

Wow...I really hope to visit a banana farm sometime. That looks really cool! Thanks for sharing the pics!

austinl01 · 03-13-2009, 10:01 AM

Awesome! I hope I see some bananas like this in Maui when I go on vacation!

Gabe15 · 03-13-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Tog Tan

Hey Gabe, nice! What's the total cultivated acreage of this place? Approx?

About 35-40 acres.

lorax · 03-13-2009, 02:57 PM

That's beyond cool.

How did you do the 360 pannable? I'd love to be able to do those for some of the forests I visit....

momoese · 03-13-2009, 03:09 PM

In looking at the pic with the bunch I noticed they are not thinning the stands much if any. What is their method for dealing with the stands and getting large bunches?

Bob · 03-13-2009, 04:30 PM

Is that Senator Fongs' plantation by any chance?

Bananaman88 · 03-13-2009, 04:33 PM

Great 360 degree view! Thanks, Gabe!

austinl01 · 03-13-2009, 04:43 PM

Gabe, what are the most common varieties grown in Hawaii? I hope I can find some different kinds on those road side fruit stands.

Gabe15 · 03-13-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lorax

That's beyond cool.

How did you do the 360 pannable? I'd love to be able to do those for some of the forests I visit....

It's with a photo stitching computer program called PTGui. It combines normal photographs into panaramic photos.

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Originally Posted by momoese

In looking at the pic with the bunch I noticed they are not thinning the stands much if any. What is their method for dealing with the stands and getting large bunches?

They only have 4 workers there right now and do have enough time to thin them out properly. Normally, they would keep them managed as one mature fruiting shoot with 3-4 smaller shoots of various sizes.

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Originally Posted by Bob

Is that Senator Fongs' plantation by any chance?

No. It is Kahuku Farms owned by Clyde Fukuyama and Mel Matsuda.

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Originally Posted by austinl01

Gabe, what are the most common varieties grown in Hawaii? I hope I can find some different kinds on those road side fruit stands.

Commercially, almost everything is 'Dwarf Brazilian' or 'Williams' (pretty much the same as 'Gran Nain'). Other varieties are grown commercially in small amounts such as 'Namwah' (often sold as "Cambodia banana"), Saba (often called 'Dippig') and 'Ice Cream', but these are usually only found at farmers markets. Depending on where you are in the state and literally which stands you visit, you may find all sorts of things. I've seen a lot of different varieties sold by people just cutting bunches from their backyards, so who knows. There are many different varieties growing in peoples yards, along roadsides and in the forest, but by far the most common banana plants seen are still 'Brazilian' and 'Dwarf Brazilian'.

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cheson74 · 10-13-2013, 03:54 PM

I drove by the farm yesterday when we went to Giovanni's shrimp truck. There's a papaya farm right next to it.

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