Typical height for a Dwarf Namwah banana to fruit?
 

Hi, I was wondering if a certain height or other indicator that its time for the Dwarf Namwah variety to fruit. I know I've planted my in the an not so ideal location. Let me know.

Thanks in advance,

Sid

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Mine was 7 feet of p stem.

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Six and a half to 7 ft. How well it did depends on the size of the fingers and the number of hands. Was always one of my favorites.

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8' 3" 260 fingers. CRFG

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Is that your best or someone else's Tony? Pretty Awesome.. :^)

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Mine are typically closer to 8' when they flower.

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That's what I wanted to know! I'll put a range of 7 to 9 feet. Considering this and growth of around 1 to 2ft/year I might get fruit next year. All other things being equal off course!:nanadrink:

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Apologies, I should've added a picture earlier.

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Mine is a monster, 13 feet when it fruited. My dwarf brazilians are around 13-14 feet. So most dwarves here are gigantic.

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So they are just not dwarves then or how tall do the "Tall Namwah" actually get in Hawaii?

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My supposed Dwarf Namwah is close to 13' on the stem I hope it fruits early this coming year.. :^)

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They are dwarves. Everything just gets really big here in the tropics. Plus my plants get a daily watering for 180 minutes. I'll see if I can get some pictures this weekend.

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I think the watering really makes all the difference. My DBs closest to my regularly watered lawn are much bigger than any of my other DBs and just a few feet shorter than the Tall Brazilians my neighbor has. My biggest are still maybe 11 feet.

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Watering makes a big difference, but I am not sure that it would be a near doubling in height. Dwarf Namwah is known to sport tall. I remember having a few of those sports and requiring the aide of a ladder on the back of a truck to bag those bunches.

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First flower bud! Fours later! Yeahhhh!!:nanadrink:

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Congratulations!!!
So looking at the title of this thread: what is the height of your plant, typical or not? :drum:

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Opps, the height is just under 6 foot/182 centimeter at the top of the bud.

We've had lively discussions on why it decided to flower. So far, the consensus is that it has a hot year in Northern California.

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For Dwarf Namwah, do you let the bananas ripen on the plant or pick and let ripen? Here's a picture of the first fruits emerging from the flower.

Thanks in advance!

Sid

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Picture of bananas developing in flower.

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It is my experience with Namwah, that the skins split very easily. You need to watch it closely. At the first sign of yellowing or splitting I do cut the entire bunch and let it ripen in the garage.
But judging your photo and your growing zone, you are at least 6 month away from making that decision.