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twotallgirls · 06-20-2022, 11:27 AM

So I've eaten them from food vendor on a stick (cooked in brown sugar and butter) and as tostones (very good) so I know they are very good for cooking. But I've not doen this with ones I've personally grown.

In my experience, it grows very fast, trunk is very thick, and it gets very tall. I grow and produce a fair amount of banana varieties and grow them for the fruit, bit I grew this one for its size. My first bunch was tossed... it lost most of its leaves (tropical storm winds) and without leaves, the fruit just died off. I've found the leaves are more brittle than others and heavy winds break the stems much easier than any of my other bananas.

Anyways, the ripened fruit is good. For such a tall plant, you'd think the fruit would be larger. They are about 3-4 inches long but stocky / thick. Tastes is not too sweet, a little soft when yellow ripe. I'm know they are much better suited for cooking like a plantain (which I plan to do with my current bunch). I'm spoiled as I grow some very tasty varieties so when I say fruit is OK when ripened, I should put that in perspective.

Summer in Florida is very rainy / humid so they do like to grow. If I remember correctly, I believe your area in NW Spain actually gets decent amount of rain and lots of sun so Saba should do well in your area. I know you've got some great wine grown there!

Good luck and share how it goes!!

06-20-2022, 11:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
twotallgirls Location: Marco Island, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 10A Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 100 BananaBucks : 26,724 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 208 Times in 69 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Questions about musa saba So I've eaten them from food vendor on a stick (cooked in brown sugar and butter) and as tostones (very good) so I know they are very good for cooking. But I've not doen this with ones I've personally grown. In my experience, it grows very fast, trunk is very thick, and it gets very tall. I grow and produce a fair amount of banana varieties and grow them for the fruit, bit I grew this one for its size. My first bunch was tossed... it lost most of its leaves (tropical storm winds) and without leaves, the fruit just died off. I've found the leaves are more brittle than others and heavy winds break the stems much easier than any of my other bananas. Anyways, the ripened fruit is good. For such a tall plant, you'd think the fruit would be larger. They are about 3-4 inches long but stocky / thick. Tastes is not too sweet, a little soft when yellow ripe. I'm know they are much better suited for cooking like a plantain (which I plan to do with my current bunch). I'm spoiled as I grow some very tasty varieties so when I say fruit is OK when ripened, I should put that in perspective. Summer in Florida is very rainy / humid so they do like to grow. If I remember correctly, I believe your area in NW Spain actually gets decent amount of rain and lots of sun so Saba should do well in your area. I know you've got some great wine grown there! Good luck and share how it goes!! __________________ Blue Java, Raja Puri, Goldfinger FHIA-01, Mona Lisa FHIA-02, Sweetheart FHIA-03, Pitogo, Saba, Dwarf Cavendish, Super Dwarf Cav., Namwa, Brazilian, Mysore, Dwarf Red, and a mystery or two