Dwarf red dacca (forum)

Laisla starts with ...
Hi all,
I am dissapointed to discover the red dacca banana I purchased is actually a dwarf red dacca. I can't find any information on the dwarf form, does anyone have any experience with these and how high they grow? I was intending to use it as a privacy filler in a vacant spot but shorty might not be up to the task :(

Time: 2nd August 2011 3:16pm

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John Mc says...
Funny thing that. I thought I had the red dwarf dacca, it's over 3m and still no fruit.

Time: 2nd August 2011 6:35pm

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trikus says...
any day now , 3m is about right ht.


Time: 3rd August 2011 9:47am

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Laisla says...
3m isnt so bad. Mine looks a bit thick and squattish so Im sure it is a dwarf

Time: 3rd August 2011 9:56pm

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John Mc says...
mine has always looked thin and slender.

Time: 3rd August 2011 10:21pm

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trikus says...
Clump at local pub of dwrf Red Dacca , normally this sp. is very high [ non dwarf type ] and I mean very high 5m and hard to pick .
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Time: 4th August 2011 11:34am

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Laisla says...
It's a very vigorous banana. Mine is dying to get out of its pot and has been sprouting leaves all winter. I was worried the dwarf variety would resemble dwarf Cavendish (which I bought unknowingly as it was incorrectly labelled). My dwarf Cavendish has grown all winter too but it is a very short plant.

Time: 6th August 2011 10:16pm

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gus says...
wish i could find a dwarf bannana tree here in Perth

Time: 8th August 2011 8:18am

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Tammy says...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone in Qld has a Red Dacca (Dwarf) Mum and I have been trying to get one for ages. Bananas are difficult to get up here, unless you know someone or get a tissue culture. Cheers. Please email me. Thanks!

Time: 15th February 2012 7:40am

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john says...
Red Dacca sure is a fast grower . Huge leaves pop out every week and I have had to trim off several suckers

Time: 15th February 2012 7:44am

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