Jamaican Red Bananas

[Wai`anae Steve]

Just picked up a Dwarf Jamaican Red at the big box we can't name :-)

I've seen a few photos on line since buying it. I had no idea what it was when purchased, but figured what the heck.

Who's growing it?

[Jeff in St Pete]

Steve, I grew the Dwarf Jamaican Red for many years in Tampa. It was one of my favorite bananas. If you fertlilize it well, it will develop a very fat pseudostem. The leaves are large and paddle shaped and are thicker and more sturdy than regular banana leaves. It produces delicious fruit with red skins.

I can only find the Tall Red bananas here. I'm still searching for a dwarf!

[Wai`anae Steve]

  Jeff in Costa Rica said:

Steve, I grew the Dwarf Jamaican Red for many years in Tampa. It was one of my favorite bananas. If you fertlilize it well, it will develop a very fat pseudostem. The leaves are large and paddle shaped and are thicker and more sturdy than regular banana leaves. It produces delicious fruit with red skins.

I can only find the Tall Red bananas here. I'm still searching for a dwarf!

When it "pups" if I can remember I could try to send you a bare root pup.

Steve

[Jeff in St Pete]

  Wai`anae Steve said:

  Jeff in Costa Rica said:

Steve, I grew the Dwarf Jamaican Red for many years in Tampa. It was one of my favorite bananas. If you fertlilize it well, it will develop a very fat pseudostem. The leaves are large and paddle shaped and are thicker and more sturdy than regular banana leaves. It produces delicious fruit with red skins.

I can only find the Tall Red bananas here. I'm still searching for a dwarf!

When it "pups" if I can remember I could try to send you a bare root pup.

Steve

I really appreciate the offer Steve, but there is a ban on importing Musa here. I found that out a couple years ago when I tried to import a box of tissue culture banana seedlings from Agristarts. Even though they were certified disease and pest free, the entire box of 72 plants was destroyed once they arrived in Costa Rica.

[Wai`anae Steve]

  Jeff in Costa Rica said:

  Wai`anae Steve said:

  Jeff in Costa Rica said:

Steve, I grew the Dwarf Jamaican Red for many years in Tampa. It was one of my favorite bananas. If you fertlilize it well, it will develop a very fat pseudostem. The leaves are large and paddle shaped and are thicker and more sturdy than regular banana leaves. It produces delicious fruit with red skins.

I can only find the Tall Red bananas here. I'm still searching for a dwarf!

When it "pups" if I can remember I could try to send you a bare root pup.

Steve

I really appreciate the offer Steve, but there is a ban on importing Musa here. I found that out a couple years ago when I tried to import a box of tissue culture banana seedlings from Agristarts. Even though they were certified disease and pest free, the entire box of 72 plants was destroyed once they arrived in Costa Rica.

Same for Oz/ Guess they are trying to protect native business.

[OverGrown]

I was growing the tall variety but recently took them out b/c of wind damage. I never had them flower though.

[Wai`anae Steve]

  OverGrown said:

I was growing the tall variety but recently took them out b/c of wind damage. I never had them flower though.

Just planted it this evening. Pictures tomorrow, but the red just dosn't show. Think it's my camera. Have same trouble w/red leaf palms.

[ariscott]

I have Red Dacca banana... is it the same?

Regards, Ari