Read on to find out how to harvest bananas at home. Given correct care they can produce edible bananas in 17 months of growth, which tends to equate to 3 years in the UK. These are real fruiting bananas, a scaled down version of the dwarf cavendish grown commercially in the Canary Islands. None have turned yellow yet, but they ... tips on harvesting bananas, sharing our banana photos and stories. Bananas are not actually trees, but more like giant grasses, with the bases of the leaves wrapping around themselves to make the trunk. Members currently in the chatroom: 0 The most chatters online in one day was 17, 09-06-2009. To begin, make sure that you purchase the correct variety of banana trees (side note, they aren’t technically a tree, either!). Originating in East Asia, The Dwarf Banana Tree is relatively easy to care for, but does require ample humidity. Dwarf Cavendish banana trees produce leaves that are broad with very short petioles. Dwarf bananas, such as the dwarf cavendish, require the same care as their taller cousins. No one is currently using the chat. The one we are most familiar with from childhood is the typical grocery store variety, ‘Cavendish‘. Pretty sure it’s a dwarf cavendish variety. The regular banana trees can grow up to twenty feet tall, whereas the dwarf will cap at around 6 feet. If you are lucky enough to have a banana tree of your own, you may wonder when to pick the bananas. Though bananas are a tropical plant, we have lots of choices in which type of banana to plant in our state. Keep it happy and thriving with regular mistings, or place it in a high-humidity area of your home, such as a sunny bathroom. Florida is technically part of the sub-tropics. Dwarf Cavendish banana tree, also known as ladyfinger banana is a widely grown banana tree whose name was derived from the height of its pseudostem, and not its fruit as most people think. Here’s how to grow your own dwarf cavendish banana tree indoors. Growing Banana Trees Indoors. When this is the case the flower is usually dying and the bananas themselves have plumped out of their young rectangular shape. The really amazing thing is that they flower and fruit when just 4 feet tall. The only difference between the two varieties is their height. These bananas are ready to come down. It originates from East Asia. Harvesting Banana Trees. The Dwarf Banana Tree is a tropical plant with broad paddle-shaped leaves that grow out from its stalky center. Growing Dwarf Cavendish Banana Trees. Hey guys I’m wondering when to harvest these bananas. Dwarf Cavendish Banana Tree | Overview. When harvesting bananas, you want either a stalk that is already ripening, i.e., yellow, or a stalk that is still green but has stopped growing. Being a tropical fruit, bananas require warm conditions to grow. 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