Oh yes. I currently am growing 19 varieties of bananas and 6 of palms.
Banana species and cultivars grown:
Musa basjoo
Musa velutina
Musella lasiocarpa
Musa acuminata "Siam Ruby"
Musa sikkimensis
Musa "Dwarf Cavendish"
Musa "Cavendish"
Musa "Truly Tiny"
Musa "High Color Mini"
Ensete maurelli
Musa "Bordelon"
Musa 'Zebrina' rojo
Ensete glaucum
Musa Itinerans var. Guangdongensis (Burmese Blue)
Musa 'dwarf orinoco'
Musa ornata 'Bronze'
Musa Saba
Musa ornata 'Lavender'
Orinoco
Palms
Trachycarpus fortunei
Rapidophyllum hystrix
Sabal minor
Sabal mexicana
Butia eriospatha
Sabal 'Tamaulipas'
If you're interested head over to bananas.org, a great site for those interested. I'm also on the staff of
The Bananas Quarterly, a magazine we publish.
