Lakatan banana

[greg_D]

Tried this today in the Philippines. Very good. Small-ish, slightly orange. Sweet, with a bit of tart flavor, and maybe a little bit of a grassy undertone (pleasantly so).

The people I'm with said it's their favorite and they can't find it back in the States.

[1rainman]

Get some corms whole in the Philippines looks like a good variety.

[dwfl]

Fruitscapes has been selling alot these in 3gal the last few years.

[Pan Dulce]

Agristarts propagates these from tissue culture

[Timbogrow]

Eco farms nrth ft myers had them a few months ago and I scooped 1 up.

[Taylorhill]

Be careful most all Lacatan and Lakatan here in the US is a tall cavendish variety. Another mixed up name! Actually 1 name for 2 different varieties.

Agristarts TCs the cavendish. I have verified it. I imported 2 varieties of the real Lakatan from Thailand and Cambodia several years back. They both tasted amazing! The Texas deep freeze wiped out all but 1 pup. Lost the the tall Lakatan variety. The real Asian Lakatan has orange pulp like the pictures. The cavendish doesn’t. The real Lakatan bunch looks a lot like a GM bunch. Huge bend outward and slight bend sideways. Mine made truly impressive bunches! Especially for my area. If you’re interested in pictures etc just shoot me a message.

[Kankan]

I have a true Lakatan about 7' tall with some pups in San Diego county. Hasn't fruited but looking forward to it!