Winter Banana

[H20fwler]

I planted a Winter Banana this spring to see what it was like. Planted it in my home orchard.
Started out as a three foot bare root whip with two main leaders. I didn’t trim the second leader off being first year and I want to save the smaller right side leader branch for grafting when I cut it to make a few more of these.

So far the tree seems precocious, it’s branching out nice, pretty clean and tried to throw a few apples. I left one on just because I wanted to taste it!
I water it when I can with about seven gallons of well water a couple times a month if we don’t have much rain.

My kids and grandkids are pretty excited about this one because it’s unique and I’ve got a few three year old redflesh with some apples on them this year, pink pearl, odessa redflesh and a geneva.
So now my grown kids are all about having an apple tasting day…sounds good to me.

Do any of you grow the winter banana?
Does it really taste like banana?

 

[Telemark]

Mine is doing poorly in Ontario. Two steps forward, one step back. I will probably have to move it. But it's hanging in there so far. No fruit yet, of course.

 

[Bill]

You better put a small cage around that apple! You're going to be pissed when a coon beats you to the taste test.