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GreenFin 07-21-2012 10:39 PM
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Dar,

Maybe we'll be able to figure out what it is (with the help of our resident experts) if one of us gets one to fruit
Has yours fruited yet? If so, how big were the fruit and what did they taste like?

I think I read someone (you?) say that Gabe thought it was some sort of Cavendish variant (iirc it was termed a 'somatic mutation'). If it is indeed a Cavendish, is it the only ladyfinger Cavendish in existence? Don't all the other Cavendish varieties put out much larger fruit?

venturabananas 07-22-2012 10:50 PM
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Has yours fruited yet? If so, how big were the fruit and what did they taste like?

I think I read someone (you?) say that Gabe thought it was some sort of Cavendish variant (iirc it was termed a 'somatic mutation'). If it is indeed a Cavendish, is it the only ladyfinger Cavendish in existence? Don't all the other Cavendish varieties put out much larger fruit?
No fruit. I doubt it'll ever successfully fruit for me. It hates my cool winters and dies back. Sure looks and acts like a Cavendish. Super Dwarf Cavendish also doesn't make full-size fruit.

Hammocked Banana 11-16-2012 08:37 AM
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robguz24 11-16-2012 12:17 PM
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I have something I bought from one of the larger banana growers out of Hilo Hawaii that was labeled Landyfinger. So far it looks pretty much like a Williams or a 1st generation Double Mahoi. No fruit yet after 15 months. Wide open petioles. I'm guessing it is just mislabeled, but the particular nursery had only Ladyfinger from this grower, so who knows. I guess I'll see once it ever fruits.

cheson74 11-17-2012 11:48 AM
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I bought an SDC from a local source and it looks very similar to these "dwarf ladyfingers." It could be an SDC but its almost 4 feet tall after 6 months in the ground. Other SDC's I've owned pupped like crazy after 6 months but these pups are super tiny still. I'll post a pic shortly.

I wonder if its the same plant.

sandy0225 11-17-2012 06:28 PM
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I have a dwarf ladyfinger, actually several of them now, that Byron gave me when he was in our town, but I'm not really impressed with them. They really don't do much for me and even though I've had it four years now,I don't feel it's close to blooming yet. I did nearly kill it the first winter, it died down to the ground. It doesn't like our 45 degree temps in the greenhouse, and when I put it in the house where it's warmer, it is a magnet for spider mites, much like the ensete and Siam ruby. I actually have more luck so far with super dwarf cavendish fruiting and carrying over winter.

Botanical_Bryce 06-04-2016 10:55 PM
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venturabananas 06-05-2016 09:14 PM
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No fruit. I doubt it'll ever successfully fruit for me. It hates my cool winters and dies back. Sure looks and acts like a Cavendish. Super Dwarf Cavendish also doesn't make full-size fruit.
Four years later, still the same story -- this one has never fruited for me.


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