My New Favorite Banana Plant

PR-Giants · 10-31-2025, 01:56 PM

harveyc · 10-31-2025, 05:10 PM

Looks great!

all43 · 11-02-2025, 02:03 AM

Very cool looking mate!!!

PR-Giants · 11-02-2025, 08:40 AM

About a dozen years ago I found a plant with the same desirable characteristic that this plant displays but after years of study I was disappointed with it's overall performance and decided against distributing it. So it's safe to say at this point of it's development I'm cautiously optimistic.

I started focusing on this plant sometime after Oct 5 and was happy that I had taken the earlier photos. I'll add all future pertinent photos for those that are interested. I'll also re-post any remaining photos from the first study but most were overwritten due to the limited photo space here so if you read the old posts the corresponding photos will now be out of place.

PR-Giants · 11-02-2025, 09:55 AM

Even though variegation was not the desirable characteristic, all these photos are of the same plant in chronological order to show how it's color changed over time.

Second photo was taken on January 29 but I don't recall the year and the white leaf in the photo is the leaf that I later wrote Jan 29 on.

Third photo was taken a couple weeks later.

Forth photo shows the same dated leaf with the following leaf and there's also a developing offshoot in the background.

Fifth photo shows the flag leaf unfurling.

Sixth photo shows - D. it's peduncle - A. one of it's mottled mature leaves - B. a normal Namwa leaf - C. one of it's offshoots

PR-Giants · 11-04-2025, 06:15 PM

PR-Giants · 11-10-2025, 02:36 PM

7 leaves
2.25" pstem

all43 · 11-11-2025, 12:30 AM

Very nice.

PR-Giants · 11-16-2025, 08:54 AM

Another stacked leaf. Exactly what would be expected if this is to be a true Super Dwarf Pisang Awak. A green version of this plant could easily become the most desirable banana for indoor growers and tissue culturing it should be simple.

PR-Giants · 11-29-2025, 12:28 PM

10 leaves
3.75" pstem

Things started looking bad with the last two leaves. Leaf #9 was completely white and leaf 10 was also looking completely white until the right leaf blade popped out of the petiole canal.

I'm very confident this is a new mutation and it's great that none of the green parts have been mottled.

PR-Giants · 11-30-2025, 03:52 PM

Inspected rhizome and planted in the ground today.

Jeff zone 8 N.C. · 11-30-2025, 09:50 PM

Wow! Seeing the whole plant with rhizome really shows it's dwarf nature. Hope your horse doesn't see that as a tasty treat.

PR-Giants · 12-02-2025, 10:49 AM

Horses don't normally eat where they shlt so it's fairly easy to keep them away from small plants.

I'm very happy with how the plant is progressing and hopefully there won't be any negative abnormalities. I put it in the ground to speed up it's cycle time and soon all my concerns should be addressed.

10-31-2025, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
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10-31-2025, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
harveyc Been nuts, gone bananas harveyc's Photo Gallery Location: Isleton, Calif Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Harvey Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 5,128 BananaBucks : 443,276 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 6,044 Times Was Thanked 4,482 Times in 1,904 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,785 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Looks great! __________________

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11-02-2025, 08:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,767 BananaBucks : 4,018 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,985 Times Was Thanked 13,030 Times in 3,841 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,231 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant About a dozen years ago I found a plant with the same desirable characteristic that this plant displays but after years of study I was disappointed with it's overall performance and decided against distributing it. So it's safe to say at this point of it's development I'm cautiously optimistic. I started focusing on this plant sometime after Oct 5 and was happy that I had taken the earlier photos. I'll add all future pertinent photos for those that are interested. I'll also re-post any remaining photos from the first study but most were overwritten due to the limited photo space here so if you read the old posts the corresponding photos will now be out of place. __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties

11-02-2025, 09:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,767 BananaBucks : 4,018 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,985 Times Was Thanked 13,030 Times in 3,841 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,231 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Even though variegation was not the desirable characteristic, all these photos are of the same plant in chronological order to show how it's color changed over time. Second photo was taken on January 29 but I don't recall the year and the white leaf in the photo is the leaf that I later wrote Jan 29 on. Third photo was taken a couple weeks later. Forth photo shows the same dated leaf with the following leaf and there's also a developing offshoot in the background. Fifth photo shows the flag leaf unfurling. Sixth photo shows - D. it's peduncle - A. one of it's mottled mature leaves - B. a normal Namwa leaf - C. one of it's offshoots __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties Last edited by PR-Giants : 11-02-2025 at 10:48 AM.

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11-04-2025, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
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11-11-2025, 12:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
all43 Location: SE UK Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 390 BananaBucks : 30,506 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,492 Times Was Thanked 500 Times in 242 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 339 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Very nice.

11-16-2025, 08:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,767 BananaBucks : 4,018 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,985 Times Was Thanked 13,030 Times in 3,841 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,231 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Another stacked leaf. Exactly what would be expected if this is to be a true Super Dwarf Pisang Awak. A green version of this plant could easily become the most desirable banana for indoor growers and tissue culturing it should be simple. __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties

11-29-2025, 12:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,767 BananaBucks : 4,018 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,985 Times Was Thanked 13,030 Times in 3,841 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,231 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant 10 leaves 3.75" pstem Things started looking bad with the last two leaves. Leaf #9 was completely white and leaf 10 was also looking completely white until the right leaf blade popped out of the petiole canal. I'm very confident this is a new mutation and it's great that none of the green parts have been mottled. __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties

11-30-2025, 03:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,767 BananaBucks : 4,018 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,985 Times Was Thanked 13,030 Times in 3,841 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,231 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Inspected rhizome and planted in the ground today. __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties

11-30-2025, 09:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jeff zone 8 N.C. Junior Member Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 267 BananaBucks : 9,813 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 710 Times Was Thanked 518 Times in 240 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 26 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Wow! Seeing the whole plant with rhizome really shows it's dwarf nature. Hope your horse doesn't see that as a tasty treat.

12-02-2025, 10:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
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