Approx 1.5m tall, please note the trees will need to be trimmed to 1 m for shipping but this does not harm the tree and new leaves grow back quickly. If you would prefer your trees are not trimmed please pick them up from the nursery in Virginia.

A fast growing Variety of plantain best used for cooking. Tree size and fruit shape similar to Lady finger however the fruit is fatter.

Plantain Bananas can be used for when green or when fully ripe. It is a banana that ranks as the 10th most important staple food in the world. When ripe they contain more starch and less sugar than dessert varieties. A popular cooking method is to fry, bake or grill ripe plantains until they caramelize.

We are only able to send this tree to address is within the south-east Queensland banana by security zone.

Plantains are usually larger and tougher than bananas, with much thicker skin. They may be green, yellow, or very dark brown. Plantains are starchier than bananas and not very sweet when green. When ripe, they are sweeter and become more so when cooked.

They're commonly used in Latin, African, Polynesian and Caribbean cuisine. When it comes to cooking, they're treated more like a vegetable than a fruit, often being used in savory dishes. Like bananas, plantains are high in complex carbs, but most of the carbs come from starch, unlike bananas, which have more carbs from sugar.