Saba vs Cardaba vs Praying Hands
 

A real bad storm came through the other day and damaged some of my bananas. After the clean up, here is a side by side leaf view of three middle / comparably aged plants. Saba vs Cardaba vs Praying Hands (The Saba Collection). The Saba leaf is a little over 8.5 ft, not counting petiole.



Next year I will have Kandarian large enough to compare.

Re: Saba vs Cardaba vs Praying Hands
 

About the size of a 1960s Hawaiian redwood surfboard that King Kamehameha might have used.

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Saba is a great one!

Mine has grown from a tiny plant to over 8'
should be a giant next year!

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which is cardaba there?? is it the one at the middle?

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Yes. Cardaba in middle and Saba is the large one. BTW these were not mature and have gotten bigger. All three have since fruited.

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Hello Florida Grower!

This is an old post, but new to me! I'm also in Florida by the way.

My wife is from the Philippines and I want to get the banana plant they use for a desert called
"Banana Que" and also one that produces banana leaves like they use to wrap meat and serves dishes.

Would you recommend your CARDABA or SABA , one one of each?

Thanks,