![]() ![]() They are more disease-prone than many other varieties introduced in the past 230+ years. Unfortunately, the varieties they introduced are now somewhat to extremely rare. The first Hawaiians brought about 100 types of banana plants with them from their home islands. Why make hedges out of slow growing Podacarpus or Areca Palms when you can have a fast-growing edible hedge of bananas?īananas love Hawaii, and have been here as long as people have. Bananas grow so quickly that you can even see changes in the same day as new leaves unfurl! They typically pay for themselves with the first bunch. While many fruit trees (even grafted ones) may take years to produce, bananas generally produce a bunch within 2 years, then 1 or more bunches each year. Why bananas? Compared to many other tropical fruits, bananas are easy to grow. Sadly, bunchy top is now widespread on the island. A limited selection of disease-free tissue-cultured banana plants can be found at nurseries and Home Depot stores statewide, and I recommend that source for common Apple bananas. As each mat shows clear signs of infection it means completely eliminating the mat as even one infected plant nearly always means the entire mat is already infected. Plants can be infected from 1 to 12 or more months without having symptoms. In those cases, keikis sold only came from mats without obvious symptoms but I could not guarantee the plants didn’t have bunchy top. To avoid spreading the virus to areas that don’t have it, I was not selling plants except to those who know bunchy top is already affecting the area they plan to grow in. Over the years a number of bananas have become infected and were removed, but plants may be infected without showing symptoms. I sold banana plants only to customers in bunchy top affected areas. Many banana types in the list below are no longer available but remain on the list as types I’ve grown. There are over 1000 varieties of edible bananas grown throughout the world, with over 100 grown in Hawaii, and I currently grow about 60. ![]()
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