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Originally Posted by asacomm
Hello Friends,
What is the name among bananas to comply with the following conditions:
1. Edible bananas.
2. Cold hardiest.
3. Shortest in height.
4. Prolific in numbers of fingers.
5. Delicious in taste.
Can anyone nominate from your own experience?
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Hi asacomm,
1. There are a lot of great varieties of bananas that are edible. Which varieties you might like to grow depends on your taste preferences, growing space, and availability. Some examples would be: Grand Nain, Dwarf Cavendish, Goldfinger, Saba etc.
2. There are several species that are extremely cold hardy: The Japanese Fiber Banana (Basjoo) and the Mekong Giant. They are capable of taking temperatures down to -20 F. Unfortunately, they don't produce edible fruit. There are several threads on bananas.org that talk about the most cold tolerant edible varieties.
The cold hardy list
Name the cold hardy bananas!
3. Some of the shortest banana varieties I can think of are: Truly Tiny (1-3 ft.), Little Prince (0.5-2 ft.), Super Dwarf Cavendish (2-4 ft.), Mauritius (4 ft.), and Dwarf Cavendish (5-7 ft.).
4. I've heard that FHIA-17 is a prolific producer when it's in a good environment, as is Gran Nain. Hopefully someone with lots of fruiting successes can add in!
5. Taste is really subjective, I guess it really depends on personal preference. There are several major classes of banana flavors, and which one is most appealing depends on the person. Gros Michel, Goldfinger, Mysore, Red, Nino, Namwah, and FHIA-18 are all highly recommended by bananas.org members for their excellent flavor.
I hope this helps!