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Dare I Ask? About 'Praying Hands' Banana.

16 years ago

FIRST thing....Let me say THANK YOU to anyone who answers me...ok? I just want to find out if anyone has grown this variety of banana,or maybe is growing it...have any pictures of it and its fruit? Your opinion of the tree and fruit if you have it? I didn't buy it yet. But I still might get it, it is so intriguing. Especially if someone has grown it and tried the fruit. It looks so odd,and the description of the fruit sounds delicious, but you know 'hype'. It could be horrible, or the best tasting banana on earth!

Now, if I didn't offend anyone...does anyone have it, or have first 'hand' knowledge of this variety? THANK YOU

Comments (4)

  • 16 years ago

    i have it, good if you want a tall growing unique banana,

    i hear they have a very good vanilla taste similar to ice cream banana, never tried it but i generally prefer fruitier tasting bananas

    because of their unique fruit you have to use a knife to separate them.

  • 16 years ago

    Did your tree actually produce fruit, and you didnt try it? Or you just have never tried it in general? It looks fairly easy to separate, but it might be a bit of work. And the 'vanilla' flavor is what I am hoping to get out of my Ice cream one, that I ordered.
    I know it has to be separated in order to eat it. Thats what makes it so unique:). I am hoping to make it my next banana tree purchase. Yes I love TALL bananas, I want HUGE trees, nothing tiny. The ones I have ordered are all the tall or giant varieties of the ones I bought. I want them for the tropical look, I am in Fla. after all, and for the big fruit you can get from the big trees. Are there small ones that produce BIG hands of fruit?

  • 16 years ago

    For what you paid for your ice cream @ banana tree, you are going to be disapointed in its size. You wanting large bananas. You should have bought from going bananas short drive no shipping and much larger plant. By the way you would be amazed how big a banana will grow in a 3 inch pot for 4.99 @ northern tropics you can not go wrong. I have bought from all of these suppliers. Now take a deep breath and be nice. Just trying to help. Also going bananas will let you taste the fruit if on hand. Usually have plenty.

  • 16 years ago

    Brian....I did buy my banana trees from 'Going Bananas'...I am waiting to see what arrives,before I buy more. Dont know why you think I went to buy small plants for $5. I want fruit this season or next,not maybe 3 years. I want BIG pups in the mail. I MIGHT try the smaller ones to get a variety that i want to try, but am not sure about, like 'Praying Hands'. If the banana tree just decides to NOT fruit a certain year, I have to wait another season. Just because they are old/big enough to fruit, doesn't mean they WILL fruit that season.

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