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Originally Posted by officerbill
Hi all and thanks in advance for any advice.
I'm looking to start growing bananas in order to add some tropical variety to my plants.
I'm in upstate NY so these would be dwarfs grown in containers; outside during the summer and inside during the winter.
I've checked at over 1/2 dozen sites, read comments on bananas.org, davesgarden.com, and other places. What I've found have prices, sizes, and shipping costs all over the place and, of course, each one has the "ideal plant".
I'm looking for some suggestions on reliable vendors and appreciate any suggestions.
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Buy from a member here so you will get the correct plant you want. You will also get a big softball sized corm instead of a tiny 3 inch tall plantlet that has a higher chance of dieing before it hardens off. if you buy a TC you will have about a 50:50 odds of getting the correct variety. Just search on here and read people's experiences.
Honestly it will be very hard fruiting a banana where you live. I'm not saying it can't be done just that it will take some work. I would suggest a dwarf Orinoco. They are the most cold hardy seedless banana. Great starter banana.
I wouldn't get a truly tiny/little prince/super dwarf cavendish. Research shows they are the same and nothing can prove they are not all super dwarf cavendish. I have never successfully fruited mine in 4 years.
I'm not a commercial seller I'm just a banana lover and collector. Before you buy a TC private message me and I will send you whatever you decide. I sell most of my pups for $10 plus shipping ($10 for 1. $20 for upto 4) via priority mail flat rate boxes. I already have extra pups and whithin a month I will be throwing away pups lol.