[UPDATED: I have since added a picture] I picked up a cute little banana at some random backwoods nursery. Here's the description:
Pseudostem to 6'
Pseudostem is
very thin at around 1" diameter. Reminds me of M cheesmani.
Pups appear within 6" of existing pseudostems
Leaves are red underneath with red blotches on the top of the green leaves. Looks like it pups readily
Apparently cold hardy (8A) since she's growing these outside at her house.
At first glance, they look like your run-of-the-mill red cold hardy banana, but the 1" diameter pseudostem is interesting. These came from the nursery owner's (lady) home. The 'son' was a miserable fella that obviously hated what he did. He says that they grow to 6' each season. For some reason, he left the dead pseudostems attached to the corm below (I have since removed them). The dead ones show the same tiny dimensions as these bananas.