Pricing of banana

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 08:57 AM

How much do these bananas go for in the UK or USA. I want to sell some but don’t wanna rip people off.
The list is
Gros Michel
Manzano
Orinoco
Namwah
Siam ruby
Blue java
Thanks. In the UK a these are a lot rarer than the USA

edwmax · 05-18-2021, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OllieB497

How much do these bananas go for in the UK or USA. I want to sell some but don’t wanna rip people off.
The list is
Gros Michel
Manzano
Orinoco
Namwah
Siam ruby
Blue java
Thanks. In the UK a these are a lot rarer than the USA

The price can vary a lot. Use your google to to find nurseries selling contain bananas (NOT SMALL TCs) to see their price. ... This one is local https://www.tytyga.com/Banana-Trees-s/1833.htm and another one: https://justfruitsandexotics.com/sho...Banana%20Trees

I know some landscapers that buy bananas from framers/plantations with large mats for $3 each (dig-your-own).

The big box stores in the spring may have bananas (2 ft tall plus) for $20 to $35 each. .... Online sells (individual growers) are usually $15 to $30 plus shipping.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by edwmax

The price can vary a lot. Use your google to to find nurseries selling contain bananas (NOT SMALL TCs) to see their price. ... This one is local https://www.tytyga.com/Banana-Trees-s/1833.htm and another one: https://justfruitsandexotics.com/sho...Banana%20Trees

I know some landscapers that buy bananas from framers/plantations with large mats for $3 each (dig-your-own).

The big box stores in the spring may have bananas (2 ft tall plus) for $20 to $35 each. .... Online sells (individual growers) are usually $15 to $30 plus shipping.

The us is a lot cheaper than the UK. Banana are everywhere. And easier to get. I feel in the UK even the namwah is hard to find. I feel like it’s more around the £100-200 mark. But thanks for the info. There aren’t many banana rare tropical sellers but the manzano abs Siam even the blue java are very rare. Abs mine are pupping like mad!

all43 · 05-18-2021, 10:44 AM

I would imagine you would get a good price on e of the bay as your right they are very hard to source for us folks.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by all43

I would imagine you would get a good price on e of the bay as your right they are very hard to source for us folks.

Are you in uk? Where are you based?
Yeah well, I not in the business of ****ing people off and taking all their moneh. I like to try be fair.
But,
The blue java for example from turn it tropical went for £180 on eBay recently. So yeah u can get lots.

sirdoofus · 05-18-2021, 11:01 AM

I would consider determining the absolute minimum price you are willing to accept, put it on Ebay with that as a reserve and then let the market determine what it's worth. May not be a fantastic predictor of regional differences, but it will give you an idea of what people are willing to pay.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sirdoofus

I would consider determining the absolute minimum price you are willing to accept, put it on Ebay with that as a reserve and then let the market determine what it's worth. May not be a fantastic predictor of regional differences, but it will give you an idea of what people are willing to pay.

Yeah bro maybe that’s a good idea. I bought the plants for 100$ last year. Before brexit and covid making everything hard. Gonna get some more but want to
Try increase the banana Range in the UK to make it affordable for all. Ima an apprentice and poor so I know it can be hard to have this as a hobby.

all43 · 05-18-2021, 11:04 AM

Yep UK East Sussex, if it was me I'd do exactly what sirRoofus said.

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Originally Posted by OllieB497

Are you in uk? Where are you based?
Yeah well, I not in the business of ****ing people off and taking all their moneh. I like to try be fair.
But,
The blue java for example from turn it tropical went for £180 on eBay recently. So yeah u can get lots.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by all43

Yep UK East Sussex, if it was me I'd do exactly what sirRoofus said.

Do you have a big banana collection yourself?

all43 · 05-18-2021, 11:25 AM

I have multi as I like plenty of back ups but mainly 'run of the mill varieties'
Red tiger
Helens hybrid ( one main with pups)
Balbisiana
Dwarf Cavendish
Basjoo
Chunii
Velintina
Itinerans India form ( only one ATM)
Lasiocarpa (running out of room with pups)
And a few ensete

All began with my love of strelitzia!!

My Diospyros Digyna BLACK SAPOTE are sharing my heated greenhouse with some of them and hopefully after this weeks bad weather to come its time for them to move out!!!

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Do you have a big banana collection yourself?

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by all43

I have multi as I like plenty of back ups but mainly 'run of the mill varieties'
Red tiger
Helens hybrid ( one main with pups)
Balbisiana
Dwarf Cavendish
Chunii
Velintina
Itinerans India form ( only one ATM)
Lasiocarpa (running out of room with pups)
And a few ensete

All began with my love of strelitzia!!

My Diospyros Digyna BLACK SAPOTE are sharing my heated greenhouse with some of them and hopefully after this weeks bad weather to come its time for them to move out!!!

Good list. I have most of them. The Helens hybrid is my best. This is mine
If it attaches

edwmax · 05-18-2021, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by OllieB497

The us is a lot cheaper than the UK. Banana are everywhere. And easier to get. I feel in the UK even the namwah is hard to find. I feel like it’s more around the £100-200 mark. But thanks for the info. There aren’t many banana rare tropical sellers but the manzano abs Siam even the blue java are very rare. Abs mine are pupping like mad!

Well that was what you asked for "...or USA ...". while Bananas may be every where most owners do not know what they have. And since Bananas are difficult to fruit, most buyers don't even try and just buy Ornamental bananas sold by many larger nurseries. .... In 2016 I had to drive more than 900 miles to get replacement bananas (40 or 45 plants; 8 or 9 varieties: don't remember the exact numbers) when my banana patch was wiped out that year. .... Still in most places one can not just run to Wal Mart to get a Namwah; Gros Micheal; or a Blue Java.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by edwmax

Well that was what you asked for "...or US ...". while Bananas may be every where most owners do not know what they have. And since Bananas are difficult to fruit, most buyers don;t even try and just buy Ornamental bananas sold by many larger nurseries. .... In 2016 I had to drive more than 900 miles to get replacement bananas (40 or 45 plants; 8 or 9 varieties: don't remember the exact numbers) when my banana patch was wiped out that year. .... Still in most places one can not just run to Wal Mart to get a Namwah; Gros Micheal; or a Blue Java.

Yeh i know. Thank you for the information. The USA is great. More common and everywhere but heee all we have is the cavendish/ grain nain. I wish it was that easy hwre I bought a banana for like $100 or 90£ cause there just not here. But it’s nice to have a banana plant thags ice cream for example
For a collection. People collect cars and cards so why not bananans lol

JaredZone9a · 05-18-2021, 11:40 AM

I paid $9.99 a plant for a dwarf Namwa and dwarf Cavendish (TC’s). Plus the $9.99 flat rate shipping at Florida Hill Nursery.

However, they are smaller plants and harder to get growing from what I hear. I also bought a $42 3’ dwarf Cavendish at Lowe’s (only thing available and not cold hardy) so I could enjoy the bigger plant now and see the leaves blowing in the light winds. It will most likely die if I don’t over winterize it in 9a. :-)

all43 · 05-18-2021, 11:49 AM

Helens hybrid is a good looking plant, who could not be suduced by that new emerging leaf in all its glory of a banana plant!!!

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 11:52 AM

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Helens hybrid is a good looking plant, who could not be suduced by that new emerging leaf in all its glory of a banana plant!!!

Pups like mad tho said to have sweet fruit. Mine is 6ft now I’m hoping it’ll fruit this year. It’s growing 2 leaves every week in my poly!

sirdoofus · 05-18-2021, 02:59 PM

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Good list. I have most of them. The Helens hybrid is my best. This is mine
If it attaches

Just curious if you have overwintered that beauty outside, and if so, what kinds of temps did you experience?

We had a fairly mild winter this year and I still don't think mine made it, not 100% certain yet but not looking promising.

OllieB497 · 05-18-2021, 03:11 PM

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Just curious if you have overwintered that beauty outside, and if so, what kinds of temps did you experience?

We had a fairly mild winter this year and I still don't think mine made it, not 100% certain yet but not looking promising.

The St. Helens? Or all the other banana?
The St. Helens was in an unheated area of my polytunnel so it went down to 1 but never a hard freeze. And it survived. This was along with the orninco and namwah basjoo and manzano
But the blue java Siam and gros Michel all had heat to get them through

I did try a St. Helens outside tho. But we had a -7 in southeast uk and it did die but it was small!

sirdoofus · 05-18-2021, 07:42 PM

Thank you. Yes I was talking about the Helen's Hybrid. Sorry to hear the outdoor plant didn't survive, glad you had a backup and glad the other plants came through nicely.

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OllieB497 Ollieb123 Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 263 BananaBucks : 55,399 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 69 Times Was Thanked 195 Times in 136 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 4 Times	Pricing of banana How much do these bananas go for in the UK or USA. I want to sell some but don’t wanna rip people off. The list is Gros Michel Manzano Orinoco Namwah Siam ruby Blue java Thanks. In the UK a these are a lot rarer than the USA

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all43 Location: SE UK Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 365 BananaBucks : 22,738 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,395 Times Was Thanked 462 Times in 221 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 337 Times	Re: Pricing of banana I would imagine you would get a good price on e of the bay as your right they are very hard to source for us folks.

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sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 31,196 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Pricing of banana I would consider determining the absolute minimum price you are willing to accept, put it on Ebay with that as a reserve and then let the market determine what it's worth. May not be a fantastic predictor of regional differences, but it will give you an idea of what people are willing to pay. __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??

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JaredZone9a Location: Bacliff, Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 9a Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 244 BananaBucks : 25,879 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 410 Times Was Thanked 159 Times in 107 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Pricing of banana I paid $9.99 a plant for a dwarf Namwa and dwarf Cavendish (TC’s). Plus the $9.99 flat rate shipping at Florida Hill Nursery. However, they are smaller plants and harder to get growing from what I hear. I also bought a $42 3’ dwarf Cavendish at Lowe’s (only thing available and not cold hardy) so I could enjoy the bigger plant now and see the leaves blowing in the light winds. It will most likely die if I don’t over winterize it in 9a. :-) Last edited by JaredZone9a : 05-18-2021 at 11:41 AM. Reason: Including name of Nursery

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sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,090 BananaBucks : 31,196 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,225 Times Was Thanked 1,275 Times in 634 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: Pricing of banana Thank you. Yes I was talking about the Helen's Hybrid. Sorry to hear the outdoor plant didn't survive, glad you had a backup and glad the other plants came through nicely. __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??

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