Why do my bananas have big seeds?

In fact, they’re actually the result of stress! That’s right bananas with seeds grow that way because they’ve been exposed to certain chemicals or conditions while growing on the plant. For example, bananas with seeds are often grown near fertilizers that have high levels of nitrogen.

What kind of banana is that its huge?

The Giant Cavendish Banana is more commonly known as the William banana. They are sweet, mild, and large in size. They are often sold under-ripe and green since it is easier to export them. They continue to ripen to a yellow color and are eaten raw in many regions around the world.

Do wild bananas have big seeds?

Wild bananas do have seeds and if produced from the mother plant, the seeds can lead to reproduction. Banana seeds can be eaten, especially considering the small seeds found in commercial bananas. Wild bananas have larger seeds and are not worth consuming.

Which banana has big seeds?

Wild bananas
Seeded bananas, otherwise known as Wild bananas or Stone bananas, are botanically classified as Musa balbisiana or Musa brachycarpa.

Can we eat banana with big seeds?

The answer to your curiosity is yes. You can eat the wild banana that has seeds since they aren’t poisonous.

When did Big Mike bananas go extinct?

You may never have heard about Gros Michel, fondly known as “Big Mike”, but your grandparents may have. Up until the 1960s, Big Mike was the most popular banana in the United States, before it was very nearly wiped out by a fungal disease.

Why are Cavendish bananas now?

Bananas are facing a pandemic, too. Almost all of the bananas exported globally are just one variety called the Cavendish. And the Cavendish is vulnerable to a fungus called Panama disease, which is ravaging banana farms across the globe. If it’s not stopped, the Cavendish may go extinct.

What is the tastiest banana?

The Ladyfingers are the sweetest and best tasting of them all, but since there’s no reliable way to determine which kind you’re getting, you’ll have to undertake some delicious trial and error. These fruits must be very ripe to reach full sweetness; their skin should look deep brown, with dark streaks.

Are Thai bananas and burro bananas the same?

Yes, they look quite similar to Thai or Apple bananas, but much shorter with distinct edges. This can be quite puzzling because even stores often mislabel bananas. Sometimes they are labelled burros when in actual fact, they are apple or Thai bananas.

What kind of bananas have seeds?

Seeded bananas, otherwise known as Wild bananas or Stone bananas, are botanically classified as Musa balbisiana or Musa brachycarpa. All modern bananas and plantains are descended from this and another wild species, Musa acuminata.

Can you eat ornamental bananas?

Ornamental banana trees (Musaceae) are available in tall, medium and dwarf sizes. All varieties grow extra large, colorful leaves that can lend their growing area the tropical look of a mini-jungle. Most ornamental banana trees do not produce edible fruit, although a few develop small sweet edible bananas.

Where do bananas grow in San Diego?

I used to live near the San Diego Zoo where, incidentally, many bananas are also grown. I’m now in the foothills, Sunset Zone 20, where we get at least a touch of frost every winter. Bananas don’t like frost, of course. Here I’ve learned to put my bananas near a south-facing wall for the best frost protection.

Do bananas have seeds?

Well, it turns out the bananas do have seeds (of a sort) but they aren’t used for reproduction. If you went out into the wild and opened a banana fruit, you would probably find seeds.

When do bananas ripen in Southern California?

Much flowering and fruit ripening happens spring through fall around here, but that’s only because banana plants in Southern California are very active in the spring through fall. Sometimes a plant will start fruiting in fall and then the baby bananas just sit there like statues all winter until it warms up in spring, when they resume maturing.

Where do Gros Michel bananas grow?

When Panama disease crept across the world in the first half of the 20th century, only a few places in a few countries were spared the blight that blackened bananas from the inside out. The few countries that still produce the Gros Michel today mostly do so under another name: Thihmwe in Myanmar, Johnson in Cuba, Pisang Ambon in Malaysia.