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Tytaylor77 · 04-14-2017, 08:28 PM

I'm in a very similar zone as you. 8b close to 9a. Winters vary greatly here this past winter knocked most of mine to the ground. I have fruited any banana I have "tried to". Even gran nain a very cold sensitive cavendish type like your double. It takes work and protection but it can be done easily.

Take pics of your cali gold and show them to us if you can. Get a full plant pic. Also pictures of a leaf close to where it connects to the pstem. You will notice your double is wide open down the leaf channel. And you will notice your dwarf Orinoco is almost closed. The reason I say is because Greenearth does not have cali gold. Agristarts (TC supplier) does not even sell cali gold. This means he is selling another variety as cali gold and sending you either a dwarf cavendish or a dwarf Orinoco.

I have fruited cali gold and to me it's exactly the same as dwarf Orinoco maybe a foot shorter of a plant. Same bananas and same taste.

I like dwarf Orinoco and it's very reliable. In your area it's a mast have. The taste is good to me but not great. My dad, it's his favorite out of all I grow! My main complaint is sometimes it is creamy all the way through and sometimes it has a hard nasty core. When the bananas are just turned yellow you can't tell and I eat them that way. But my favorite way is when they have lots of black. The look very overripe but inside the thick peel they are super creamy and very sweet (it's a different sweet than a store cav). BUT if they have the core you can forget it at that stage. Last year I had 10-12 Orinoco bunches maybe 4 had the core. I have no clue what causes it. Seems like underfilled bunches always have it.

My best producers are:
Veinte cohol - short cycle banana
Dwarf Orinoco
Tall namwa (I haven't fruited dwarf yet)
Brazillian. For me dwarf brazillian does better than tall. They still get 10-12'
Manzano (I'm not crazy about the taste)
Fhia-1 goldfinger (my favorite tasting)

I haven't fruited these but should do great this year:
Patupi - short cycle (planted late and bunch froze)
Sweetheart - short cycle (planted late and bunch froze)
SH3640

Do a search for Veinte cohol and short cycle bananas doing this works great in our zone! We have a long enough season for some to produce in one season. Other normal varieties take around 300 days average for me to get a flower. Then another 4-5 months to ripen. So you have to get the pstem through the winter.

PM me anytime. I have all kinds of pups. For common varieties I normally just charge $10 a corm plus the actual shipping. I'm not a seller but I'm happy to make sure people get the correct varieties they ordered and want. It really sucks to find out you was sent the wrong Plant when it blooms 2 years after you bought it.

Pm me if you want I can show you lots and lots of pictures and tell you the methods I use.

04-14-2017, 08:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
Tytaylor77 Banana Plants for Trade Location: East Texas Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Ty Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,367 BananaBucks : 56,508 Feedback: 11 / 100% Said "Thanks" 4,607 Times Was Thanked 3,726 Times in 1,185 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 424 Times	Re: Banana taste comparison? I'm in a very similar zone as you. 8b close to 9a. Winters vary greatly here this past winter knocked most of mine to the ground. I have fruited any banana I have "tried to". Even gran nain a very cold sensitive cavendish type like your double. It takes work and protection but it can be done easily. Take pics of your cali gold and show them to us if you can. Get a full plant pic. Also pictures of a leaf close to where it connects to the pstem. You will notice your double is wide open down the leaf channel. And you will notice your dwarf Orinoco is almost closed. The reason I say is because Greenearth does not have cali gold. Agristarts (TC supplier) does not even sell cali gold. This means he is selling another variety as cali gold and sending you either a dwarf cavendish or a dwarf Orinoco. I have fruited cali gold and to me it's exactly the same as dwarf Orinoco maybe a foot shorter of a plant. Same bananas and same taste. I like dwarf Orinoco and it's very reliable. In your area it's a mast have. The taste is good to me but not great. My dad, it's his favorite out of all I grow! My main complaint is sometimes it is creamy all the way through and sometimes it has a hard nasty core. When the bananas are just turned yellow you can't tell and I eat them that way. But my favorite way is when they have lots of black. The look very overripe but inside the thick peel they are super creamy and very sweet (it's a different sweet than a store cav). BUT if they have the core you can forget it at that stage. Last year I had 10-12 Orinoco bunches maybe 4 had the core. I have no clue what causes it. Seems like underfilled bunches always have it. My best producers are: Veinte cohol - short cycle banana Dwarf Orinoco Tall namwa (I haven't fruited dwarf yet) Brazillian. For me dwarf brazillian does better than tall. They still get 10-12' Manzano (I'm not crazy about the taste) Fhia-1 goldfinger (my favorite tasting) I haven't fruited these but should do great this year: Patupi - short cycle (planted late and bunch froze) Sweetheart - short cycle (planted late and bunch froze) SH3640 Do a search for Veinte cohol and short cycle bananas doing this works great in our zone! We have a long enough season for some to produce in one season. Other normal varieties take around 300 days average for me to get a flower. Then another 4-5 months to ripen. So you have to get the pstem through the winter. PM me anytime. I have all kinds of pups. For common varieties I normally just charge $10 a corm plus the actual shipping. I'm not a seller but I'm happy to make sure people get the correct varieties they ordered and want. It really sucks to find out you was sent the wrong Plant when it blooms 2 years after you bought it. Pm me if you want I can show you lots and lots of pictures and tell you the methods I use. __________________ 150+ Varieties!!. See profile for list. Help me add more! CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES OF MY MUSA COLLECTION! www.bananapups.com Last edited by Tytaylor77 : 04-15-2017 at 05:50 PM.