best..tasting..available and unusual bananas around. (forum)

Scott starts with ...
I want to plant some banana var. in my garden...my girls are bananaholics.

I grow sugar bananas now.
Beeeeauuutiful!

I was hoping you guys might be able to give me some pointers on what is the best..tasting..available and unusual bananas that I might be able to add.

Cheers :)


Time: 6th August 2012 8:55pm

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BJ says...
Dwarf Ducasse is my pick. Girls will love them as they wont be too much taller than they are!

Time: 6th August 2012 8:58pm

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trikus says...
Ducasse = Sugar , so same , but dwarf is always best as who likes balancing up on top of a ladder ...
Monkey Finger would be great , they might enjoy the tasty tiny little things .
Dwarf Red Dacca .. some suckers are often available at markets in Townsville .. names can be wrong though ...


Time: 7th August 2012 8:56pm

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Scott says...
Thanks,
I'll keep an eye out for the dwarf var.
I know what you mean about the ladder balancing act Trikus!

Time: 8th August 2012 6:26pm

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John Mc says...
I have an interesting var called Blue Java or ice cream banana. It was bought from backyardbananas.com.au as tissue culture plants and are now around a metre tall now, can't wait to taste test them when they're ready.

Time: 8th August 2012 9:58pm

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Had my first bunch a while back, even though I cut the bell off, the whole stem collapsed unexpectedly. Just watch then as they are a tall variety, around 18ft when they flowered. Taste - nice, but I think they're called ice cream because they're white and fluffy inside, not because of any vanilla-like flavour. So far red dacca have been the best in the taste test, quite complex. They call them strawberry bananas around here, as they have a hint of that flavour.

Time: 9th August 2012 7:55am

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trikus says...
Pisang Ceylon , nice tangy small fruits , but bunches can be very crowded , making it very hard to de-hand . I snap green fruits off . Another problem I am now having is trunks breaking ... last 5 bunches have been like this .. and no good when fruit is not ready .. so must be propped .
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Time: 9th August 2012 1:38pm

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mathuranatha says...
I am after to buy any rare and unusual varieties of bananas if anyone has suckers to spare or knows where I can buy some . Not the main commercial varieties - something different and unique . I live near Murwillumbah . Thanks Mat mathuranathadas108@gmail.com

Time: 18th October 2012 1:02pm

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