Why do you say they were super dwarfs? The pot on the one I bought said dwarf. Is there a way to tell the difference before you actually get fruit?

I'm not saying that HD only sells super dwarf. A couple of web sites I came across on my search for this plant had a couple of people that made the mistake of buying a super dwarf from HD. The plant had conflicting tags. It stated on the tag that it was a dwarf cavendish. Then they claimed on that same tag or another tag in the pot stated the plant would only grow 3 to 4 feet tall. I'm not an expert on this plant. I'm just someone who would like to have fresh bananas from my own tree. From what I have read, the super dwarf cavendish only reaches a height of 3 to 4 feet which is much shorter than the regular dwarf . The super dwarf apparently takes longer to produce fruit and produces less and smaller fruit. Check the tag I suppose and see what the expected growth height is. If says only up to 4 ft, it is probably a super dwarf. Let me know what you find out.

I saw a bunch of dwarf cavendish at HD the other day. They were definitely not super dwarf. They also had 4-6 pups on each plant. I have found them at walmart for 3.00 about midsummer as well. I guess you could buy online from Going Bananas if you want to make sure you get the legitimate plant. It is always a risk at the big box stores if you aren't familiar with how the plants are supposed to look as they commonly mislabel plants. You could also post to trade in the banana forum.

Well, my pot said Dwarf Cavendish. It has 2 pups starting already. No other tags in the pot. It has red spots on the leaves though so I will look and see what that characterizes. Let me know if anyone knows anything about this.
THanks,
Joy

I have two potted Dwarf Cavendish that I would be happy to give you. I got them at a recent "Disney Gardening at Home" demonstration. We weren't told what variety of Dwarf Cavendish they are or how tall they might grow. Right now they're only about 2 inches high and just starting to put out new growth. Two problems: First, I live in Melbourne Beach. Second, I have to go out of town for a week beginning April 27 and there will be no one to water the pots while I'm gone. So if you want them, we should make arrangements to trade this week or they might die.

Thank you for the offer timetraveler. Melbourne is a little out of the way for me with a hectic schedule and two little kids. I really want to be sure to get a true dwarf cavendish as well. Very nice of you to offer. To everyone else, I will be on the look out at HD. I have checked the past couple of times with no luck. I'll just keep checking back or see if it's something they could order for me.I'll also give the Going Bananas a look at. Thank you everyone for your help.

Where do you live? I'm in St. Pete but work in Tampa, and have several pups on my Mahoi's than need to come off....

The cavendish family bananas all often have some reddish markings on the leaves when they are juvenile. Often the super dwarf will have closer leaves and they look a little more wavy than the regular dwarf but you would have to be used to the way the reg one looked to be able to tell them apart.

I bought a MUSA ACUMINATA SUPER DWARF CAVENDISH BANANA from a seller on Amazon. I had received a gift certificate for Amazon and wanted to give it a try. THe seller, Hirts had good feedback as did the plant itself so I was happy to try it out. It was well packaged when it came. I planted it in a large pot on my patio and it has been doing well ever since. This is my first experience with growing a banana, so I am eager to see how it grows.
Here is a picture of it in the pot at home. I also threw in some nasturtium seeds to add contrast, but I think that they are going to have to be moved or thinned out.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Red super dwarf cavendish banana