Originally Posted by PR-Giants

This is a photo of a vegetative offshoot that was sent to a member growing in northern Indiana that produced fruit in about 3 to 4 months, because they grew it during the summer months it wouldn't matter if they grew it in northern Maine. This is a good example of why short cycles are desirable among many hobbyists.

You purchased small plants and the main advantage of that is cheap shipping, the shipping costs for the plant in the photo below was about $12 to $15. If you're willing to pay a few dollars more for shipping you'd probably save a few years of growing time.

There are a lot of great members here that share bananas for free or close to it, shipping is normally the most expensive part.