Cavendish banana plants

[djayz]

My apologies if this topic has already been covered here and if this info is easily found on the net (my search parameters came up with "0 search results found"). 

I'd like to grow a few Cavendish banana trees. No particular reason, just would like to grow these in addition to the few local bananas we have. 

Any suggestions as to where I can find them in Korat, eventually BKK? What are they called in Thai? 

[bodga]

I  have dwarf cavendish at  my  land i flew them in from the Uk years  ago if  you were near  you could have some pups  but im in prachuap khirikhan province

[djayz]

33 minutes ago, bodga said:

I  have dwarf cavendish at  my  land i flew them in from the Uk years  ago if  you were near  you could have some pups  but im in prachuap khirikhan province

Thank you Bodga, that's very kind of you. As fate would have it, we're probably heading down to Hua Hin at the end of the year for a few days by the beach. If we do go down, I'll gladly take you up on your offer. ????

I'm only looking for 3 or 4 pups (learned something new today!) maximum. 

[AlfHuy]

56 minutes ago, bodga said:

I  have dwarf cavendish at  my  land i flew them in from the Uk years  ago if  you were near  you could have some pups  but im in prachuap khirikhan province

Banana trees in the UK??

It's called cucumber and they are green.

 

[JungleBiker]

On 10/23/2020 at 4:36 PM, djayz said:

My apologies if this topic has already been covered here and if this info is easily found on the net (my search parameters came up with "0 search results found"). 

I'd like to grow a few Cavendish banana trees. No particular reason, just would like to grow these in addition to the few local bananas we have. 

Any suggestions as to where I can find them in Korat, eventually BKK? What are they called in Thai? 

 

The key is to search in Thai language! And if like me you are useless in reading/writing Thai you need 2 tools: Google Translate and Chrome browser (and use the right click translate to English feature). Then you can go between English and Thai and will find mega loads of interesting info about everything related to agriculture in Thailand. So for example...

 

You may be interested in this research thesis dated 2018: http://mab.eco.ku.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5914752175.pdf (you can copy and paste into Google Translate). 

 

There  are many kinds of banana but I'm pretty sure what you are looking for is the subject of the above thesis and it's called Hom Thong Banana or Fragrant Golden Banana or กล้วยหอมทอง (kluay hom thong). 

 

There are many sellers of plants online but in Thai language. E.g. https://shopee.co.th/หน่อกล้วยหอมทองปทุมฯ-10-หน่อ-290-บาท-ส่งฟรี-ทั่วประเทศ-i.53860482.6119753272  And you will see more suppliers near the bottom of the page. 

 

But it's better to get tissue-cultured plants if you can (to avoid pests and diseases). Here is one such supplier but they say "out of stock": http://www.kingsplant59.com/product/4/กล้วยหอมทอง-เพาะเนื้อเยื่อ-ต้นละ-10-บาท 

 

Another lab here: https://web.facebook.com/1504881953073063/posts/2142450339316218/?_rdc=1&_rdr 

 

This place in Mahasarakham has 30 varieties of banana in tissue culture.. 

 

 

 

 

[djayz]

3 hours ago, JungleBiker said:

 

The key is to search in Thai language! And if like me you are useless in reading/writing Thai you need 2 tools: Google Translate and Chrome browser (and use the right click translate to English feature). Then you can go between English and Thai and will find mega loads of interesting info about everything related to agriculture in Thailand. So for example...

 

You may be interested in this research thesis dated 2018: http://mab.eco.ku.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/5914752175.pdf (you can copy and paste into Google Translate). 

 

There  are many kinds of banana but I'm pretty sure what you are looking for is the subject of the above thesis and it's called Hom Thong Banana or Fragrant Golden Banana or กล้วยหอมทอง (kluay hom thong). 

 

There are many sellers of plants online but in Thai language. E.g. https://shopee.co.th/หน่อกล้วยหอมทองปทุมฯ-10-หน่อ-290-บาท-ส่งฟรี-ทั่วประเทศ-i.53860482.6119753272  And you will see more suppliers near the bottom of the page. 

 

But it's better to get tissue-cultured plants if you can (to avoid pests and diseases). Here is one such supplier but they say "out of stock": http://www.kingsplant59.com/product/4/กล้วยหอมทอง-เพาะเนื้อเยื่อ-ต้นละ-10-บาท 

 

Another lab here: https://web.facebook.com/1504881953073063/posts/2142450339316218/?_rdc=1&_rdr 

 

This place in Mahasarakham has 30 varieties of banana in tissue culture.. 

 

 

 

 

Excellent!

[MikeN]

If you listen to the doom merchants Cavendish bananas are doomed ....https://www.wired.co.uk/article/cavendish-banana-extinction-gene-editing