Buying Banana Trees

[westbounder]

I'm looking for Banana trees here in Cnx that has the BIG bananas like we buy in the grocery stores in America.

Can anyone tell me where to buy a tree like this?

Thanks

[MESmith]

18.805578,98.997293 Kham Tiang market selling everything for the garden.

[xen]

Usually you will find the Thais regard those large bananas as only suitable for cooking , although the leaves and the bell (flower ) are also used in dishes. The smaller ones are the ones they usually eat as a fruit.

If you see a clump of the large bananas you may be able to negotiate getting a sucker from the base of the banana stool. Just dig it out and plant ans within a short time you will have bananas.

[Joop50]

It's a plant, gluay hom is the large variety, kam tien market indeed.

[worgeordie]

My wife bought some dwarf variety from Mae Jo Uni, only about

shoulder height, but produce full size bananas, 50 Bht each,

Regards Worgeordie

[cacarr]

The commercial variety you're thinking of is Musa acuminata "Dwarf Cavendish". As was mentioned elsewhere in the thread, you just need to dig up a pup and attached chunk of corm (bulb-like mass in the ground, with roots growing out of it).

[tango]

^^^ I agree. Kluay Hom is the variety I like. Kasem sells these.

The min-banana with the seeds is a far cry away in taste IMHO

[fredwiggy]

Does anyone in Isaan sell Blue java bananas?

[eyecatcher]

16 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Does anyone in Isaan sell Blue java bananas?

He waits 7 years to ask a question, and then asks the wrong forum.

Oh dear.

[fredwiggy]

You've watched me where for seven years? And a forum about bananas seems to be the right one to ask this.

[jackdd]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

You've watched me where for seven years? And a forum about bananas seems to be the right one to ask this.

This is the Chiang Mai forum

[fredwiggy]

I know. Was just wondering if anyone knew where I could get the blue bananas. Preferably in Isaan but anywhere within driving or visiting distance is ok. Would like to get some seeds or live plants. One person said on another forum Chiang Mai