Green Earth Publishing Co. Banana Plants

Musa 'BASJOO' - Banana Plants - Banana Trees - 18" to 24"

Musa 'BASJOO' - Banana Plants - Banana Trees

The ‘Basjoo’ is the world’s cold hardiest banana plant. It is hardy planted in the ground to -3°F and with protective mulching, it can survive temperatures reaching down to -20°F. Its inflorescence is one of the most beautiful of all bananas. Strong fibers in the trunk of the 'Basjoo' have been used to make fabrics. It is a great landscape plant, it lends a tropical appearance to any situation. This is a great addition for gardeners living in cold temperate areas. 'Basjoo' also does very well in containers and makes a good interior plant. This banana can be grown in all 50 states. Gets 10' to 14' tall depending on light and watering. It does not produce edible bananas. This Japanese native is hardy to zero when mulched. It will grow up to 12 feet tall (less than 10' in a large pot) and grace your northern yard with tropical-looking banana stems and leaves. Though its seedy fruit is not palatable the flowers are showy. Zones to 3 -11, Can grow up to 2' per month. Plants now shipped are 18" to 24" tall.

Musa 'BASJOO' - Banana Plants - Banana Trees

Musa 'California Gold' Banana Plant

"California Gold" a real cold hardy fruit producer. Exceptionally frost hardy compared to other bananas, produces good fruit, year after year, without any frost protection. Only a few banana plants might equal the cold hardiness of California Gold, such as the inedible Japanese fiber banana Musa basjoo. The California Gold banana shakes off the cold. It may lose its' leaves after a hard freeze but then continues to grow when the weather warms in the spring. The leaves lost during the winter don't seem to slow this plant down. California Gold have produced tasty bananas outdoors during the summer after enduring winter low temp in the low 20?s! These plants should be able to grow fine in USDA zone 7 and above as an outdoor plant. The mature plant gets to 10' to 12'; depending on light and fertilizer. Some plants have produced fruit in as early as 10 months from a pup. Delicious fruits rival any store-bought fruit in quality and flavor. Beautiful plants 12"+ tall shipped.

Musa 'California Gold' - Banana Plants - Banana Trees

Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Banana Plant

Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Banana Plant

Dwarf Cavendish Banana plant is sometimes called the Texas Star or 'Carolina King' ....the Dwarf Cavendish gets 5 to 6 ft. and produces wonderful sweet tasting fruit. A vigorous commercial type banana plant with wide green leaves. These banana plants have large bunches of almost full-sized sweet smooth fruit. It will take short 20 degrees freezes easily. Grows in Zones 7-11. The most popular greenhouse banana will bear bunches with up to 90 bananas. Juvenile leaves will have some reddish-purple markings, but later leaves will be all green. Beautiful plants 12"+ tall shipped.

Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' - Banana Plant

Musa 'Dwarf Green' - Banana Plant - Banana Tree

Musa 'Dwarf Green' - Banana Plant - Banana Tree

Musa 'Dwarf Green' is a sturdy plant with extremely thick leaves. It is a sport off of Dwarf Red and use to be called Dwarf Green- Red, Has stripes of red on trunk and banana taste and looks like dwarf red. The thick leaves make this cultivar very wind tolerant. This is a cavendish type banana that produces a creamy orange pulp fruit. 'Dwarf Green' grows excellent cooking leaves that can be used for wrapping and grilling meat, as well as serving food. Fast Growing, Heat Tolerant, Cold Tolerant, Wind Tolerant. HEIGHT: gets 6 Feet, Full Sun, Partial Sun ZONE: 9-11, Thick Green Leaves, Wind Tolerant, Creamy Orange Pulp Fruit, Cook With Leaves. Beautiful 10"+ plants now.

Musa 'Dwarf Green' - Banana Plant - Banana Tree

Musa "Gold Finger" FHIA-1 - Banana Plant

Musa "Gold Finger" FHIA-1 - Banana Plant

A recent beautiful product of the banana breeding program in Honduras, this cultivar has commercial potential. This is the improved "Williams" type. It has a high wind resistance, some cold tolerance, and excellent disease resistance with s strong pseudostem and base. It is an outstanding producer of delicious tasting bananas. The plant is solid green with no red color but due to the majesty of its size is a good landscaping plant. Nice bunches of fruit which are extremely sweet and tasty and is an outstanding producer of delicious tasting bananas having a sweet Lemony flavor. Hardiness Zone 7-11 can get Max. Height: 10' Can grow up to 2' per month. Beautiful plants 12" tall shipped.

Musa "Gold Finger" FHIA-1 - Banana Plant

Musa 'Gran Nain' - Banana Plant

The outstanding banana variety that is the current commercial variety ('Chiquita') from Central America. 'Grand Nain' grows from 6 to 8 feet tall and produces large racemes of fruit. Bunches of fruit may weigh up to 150 lbs. (50 lbs. in the U.S.). Very attractive for landscaping potential and good wind resistance. It can be used as a container plant. 'Grand Nain' is solid green in color. They are wind resistant. Zones 8-11. Can grow up to 2' per month. Beautiful plants 12" tall shipped.

Musa 'Gran Nain' - Banana Plant

Musa 'Truly Tiny'' - Banana Plant

Musa 'Truly Tiny'' - Banana Plant 

Musa 'Truly Tiny' is the smallest edible fruit-producing banana in the world. 'Truly Tiny' banana is a commercial grower dream crop. It will not stretch or take over your benches. It stays very compact. A super dwarf banana plant variety that only gets 2 1/2' to 3' high. Produces excellent dessert type fruit. Great for indoor and. a beautiful potted plant too. Outside Zones 8-11, Nice 7" high plant shipped.

Musa 'Truly Tiny'' - Banana Plant

 Musa Super Dwarf - Banana Plant

Musa Super Dwarf - Banana Plant

With Super Dwarf Cavendish anyone can grow bananas at home! This exciting strain of the Cavendish banana will actually produce fruit at a manageable height of just 4'. The bananas will appear often after one year. Although the fruit is smaller than commercial bananas, they're perfect for little hands or small appetites. Banana plants do best in full sun; keep them well watered with warm temperatures and regular applications of fertilizer for best growth and fruit production. They're amazingly fast and easy-to-grow. 2 Free fertilizer spikes and instructions with plants. Nice 10" plant shipped.

 Musa Super Dwarf - Banana Plant

My Choice of the best edible banana plant for your area.

My Choice of the best edible banana plant for your area.

My Choice of the best edible banana plant for your area.

Purple Passion fruit vine - Passiflora Edulis - Best Passion fruit - 18" vine plant shipped

Purple Passion fruit vine - Passiflora Edulis - Best Passion fruit - 18" vine plant shipped

Purple Possum Passion fruit is a Delicious Edible Fruit with beautiful flowers, attracts Butterflies and is Cold hardy subtropical and easily withstands frosts and the occasional freeze. A great vine to grow with delicious fruit to eat. They produce the large edible passion fruit that is purple, best to let it fall to the ground rather than pick it. This vine will do extremely well in California and Florida, and will produce fruit in colder states as well as it can be grown in a pot and brought in for the winter. The fruit is very delicious and considered one of the best tastings of the Passion Fruits. Grows 30 feet in a season. Medium to full sun. Two free fertilizer spikes with each vine. Large beautiful 18" vine plant shipped

Purple Passion fruit vine - Passiflora Edulis - Best Passion fruit - 18" vine plant shipped

Very Sweet Fig ‘Ischia’ (Ficus carica) taste like strawberries & bananas.

Very Sweet Fig ‘Ischia’ (Ficus carica) taste like strawberries & bananas.

Fig ‘Ischia’ (Ficus carica) flavorful red flesh that tastes like strawberries & bananas. Figs are well-loved as container plants because they bear fruit at a young age and are self-fruitful without the need of a cross-pollinator. ‘Ischia’ is a productive yellow-skinned fig. The sweet, succulent fruit is large and can measure up to 2” in diameter with a reddish interior. They can be eaten fresh or dried to enjoy later. This fig tree can produce two crops a year, especially if it’s grown in a warm location during the fall months to give the second crop time to ripen. Give ‘Ischia’ plenty of sun and warmth and it will create figs of the finest quality. The main reason people grow yellow figs is that in the rare event you have bird problems with figs, birds don't tend to bother the yellow-colored ones. We have never had problems with insects, birds, or other animals eating figs at our nursery, Will also grow inside with lots of light. Self-pollinating. Gorgeous fruiting and ornamental tree too. The fruits are very sweet and fantastic for drying or eating fresh. Zone 6 - 10 Full sun. Beautiful 8" plant shipped. Growing instructions and 2 free fertilizer spikes with each plant.

Very Sweet Fig ‘Ischia’ (Ficus carica) taste like strawberries & bananas.

Top Hat Dwarf Blueberry - Vaccinium x 'Top Hat'

Top Hat Dwarf Blueberry - Vaccinium x 'Top Hat'

Top Hat Dwarf Blueberry - A one-of-a-kind blueberry developed at Michigan State University. Hats off to a perfectly delectable and beauteous blueberry. Give this ornamental blueberry a prime spot on your patio. Come spring it produces beautiful white blossoms; in fall, the foliage turns a pretty glowing orange. Top Hat is a compact 2-ft plant that produces firm, dusky blue fruit that ripens in the late season and is ideal for baking. Hardy to zone 4-7. Plants shipped are 6"

Top Hat Dwarf Blueberry - Vaccinium x 'Top Hat'

Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry Tree- Morus nigra


Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry Tree- Morus nigra

Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry- Small space requirements, but full-sized berries. Shakespeare showered attention on his mulberry tree, which produced his most favorite fruit. Pick baskets full of large, black mulberries so sweet there’s no need for sugar — mulberry lovers know this fruit is to be prized because its intense flavor is like no other. A lovely specimen tree whose fruit will keep you in jam and wine all winter long. Berries also freeze very well. One of the few trees that actually prefer heavy soil to achieve its lifespan of a hundred years or more. Grow it as a multi-stemmed bush or train it to a tree form. The tree may be kept as small as 2-6' tall by pruning after fruiting. Self-pollinating. Nice 8" plant shipped.

Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry Tree- Morus nigra

Glenco Raspberry

Glenco Raspberry

Bumper crop of incredibly luscious gourmet raspberries. Easy to manage thornless bush produces a bumper crop of incredibly luscious gourmet raspberries. Berry plants are self-fruitful, so a single plant will supply ample fruit from early to late summer. Plenty of berries for fresh eating, jams, and sorbet. Glencoe’s plants are compact enough to be grown in a large container. Full sun. Thornless raspberry Bushy growth habit, Purple fruit, Intense flavor, Log in for pricing HEIGHT: 4-10 Feet, EXPOSURE: Full Sun, Partial Sun ZONE: 4-8, Nice 8' plant shipped.

Glenco Raspberry

Elite Gold Pineapple - Ananas comosus

Elite Gold Pineapple - Ananas comosus

Elite Gold is the Easiest and Best Pineapple for the Home Grower Elite has a perfect sugar to acid ratio. It tastes better than any pineapple you've had from the Supermarket. You will likely find that it's one of the sweetest, most delicious pineapples you have ever eaten. While some decorative pineapples make a tiny fruit, Elite's are large enough for your whole family to enjoy. Plus you can grow big fruit out of a compact container. Elite Gold is easy to grow. It's drought-tolerant... not picky about soil... and it likes sun or shade. They love containers. Just bring indoors when the temperatures get down to freezing. They add a refreshing tropical feel and will liven up your home during the winter months. Plus, it's self-fertile, though adding another Elite Gold means bigger harvests. The Elite Gold pineapple is golden inside and out. This commercial variety is highly sweet and doesn't have a bitter, acidic taste. It doesn't grow too large (only 2-3 feet), so it makes an ideal house plant. Don't let the cold stop you from growing this tropical delight. Stay gold all year long with the Elite Gold. Mature height: 24-36 inches, Light: Full to partial sun, Soil: Well-drained. The Elite Gold needs minimal watering but can also tolerate higher amounts. Zones: 9-11, Very healthy 6" plant ships Feb. 14th.

Elite Gold Pineapple - Ananas comosus
Southern Home Muscadine Hybrid Grape

Southern Home Muscadine Hybrid Grape

'Southern Home' PP9,454 is a bunch and muscadine cross form the University of Florida. 'Southern Home' is considered the best muscadine for the home garden due to its ornate foliage and pleasant flavored fruit. The unique oak-shaped leaves are highly ornamental. Southern Home Grape, Vitis rotundifolia, is such a beautiful plant that you'll want it just for how it looks growing on your trellis or fence! The finely cut green, Grape leaves make this an airy and romantic vine. You will get cluster after cluster of deep purple-black perfectly round Grapes. The Grapes are firm, not mushy, and they have a nice balance between tart and sweet. They are perfect for eating fresh-out-of-hand or for juice. These are a Muscadine hybrid, having been crossed between several types of grapes. They are very hardy and are great Grapes for the Deep South and coastal areas because they don't require a high amount of chill time to set their fruit or achieve their sweet/sour balance. (They were bred out of the University of Florida so you know they'll handle hot, sultry summers!) Southern Home Grape is self-pollinating, too, so you don't have to plant other types of Grapes with it to get a good crop every year. If you've never tried growing Grapes before, here is a good place to start. Grown from Diseased free Tisue cultures of a superior mother plant. Zone 7- 11, Height 8 - 10 feet, Full sun. Healthy 12" vine plant shipping now.

Southern Home Muscadine Hybrid Grape

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Sweet Natchez Thornless Blackberry

Sweet Natchez Thornless Blackberry

Sweet Natchez blackberry produces large super sweet like sugar clusters of fruit on upright 4-5 ft. thornless canes. The fruit is large, sweet, firm and glossy black thorn less berries. Berries ripen in June and keep well. They are great to eat fresh and to use for jams, jellies and fruit mixes. Grow in full sun in moist, well-drained soil. A blackberry for hardiness zones 6-10, Full sun. Beautiful 20" plants shipped. Growing instructions and 2 free fertilizer spikes with each plant.

Sweet Natchez Thornless Blackberry

Goji Berry

Goji Berry

Goji Berries prefer full sun but will tolerate some shade. They grow well in average, well-drained soil. They like to sprawl and creep along the ground so it is best to tie the 3-5 strongest central canes to a tall, sturdy stake. This make harvesting the berries easier too. Watering and feeding: Plants should be watered thoroughly at planting time and then several times a week for the first month or so until they're established. Thereafter, they should be provided the equivalent of at least 1” of rain per week if nature doesn't take care of it for you. Harvesting: Berries begin to ripen in early summer and grow sweeter the longer they are allowed to mature on the plant. Pick the ripened berries when they are bright red and taste sweet. Growing instructions included. Tissue Cultured disease free guaranteed. Plants shipped are 12" tall.

Goji Berry

Hardy Sweet Kiwi 'Prolific' Kiwi

Hardy Sweet Kiwi 'Prolific' Kiwi

Super Sweet Kiwi 'Prolific' Kiwi, is a self-pollinating variety that is early ripening and produces abundant crops of medium to large, sweet and tasty fruit. The cultivar is sometimes used as a pollinator for other female cultivars. Fruits are flavorful with reddish/violet on the skin and flesh when ripe. Minimum chilling requirements; 300 hours. These Kiwi have smooth-skinned fruits so there is no need to peel the skin of the fruits unlike the fuzzy fruit species Actinidia deliciosa. Fruits vary in size and are similar to several varieties of grapes. Plant stems and fruit buds are more cold tolerant than the A. delicious species and are mainly grown in colder areas where the cold temperatures can range from 10ºF to -18ºF. . .Zone 4 - 8, Self-pollinating. 6" plant ships Feb. 14th.

Hardy Sweet Kiwi 'Prolific' Kiwi

Solo - Dwarf Papaya Plant - Carica Papaya L. Caricaceae

Solo - Dwarf Papaya Plant - Carica Papaya L. Caricaceae

Solo is a very desirable sweet strain of papaya that has a firm pink/orange pulp. An average fruit will weigh up to 1 1/2 lbs. Best grown outside in warm climates, but can be raised inside. This dwarf tree starts to flower and set fruit when the plant reaches 4’ tall. Rich in vitamins A, C, and other nutrients, it also contains papain, an enzyme that aids in the digestion of protein. Harvest the fruit when the skin yields slightly to the touch and changes from green to yellow. You’ll notice a sweet, delicious aroma when it’s fully ripe. Green papayas are sometimes shredded and used in salads or stews. You can grow this Papaya tree anywhere in the country. If you're in zone 9-11 you can plant it in the ground, but will need to protect your tree from freezing in colder areas. Gets 5' to 8' depending on the sun and fertilizer. Just plant it in a container and bring it inside for the winter. This variety is noted for its flavor, aroma, and texture. Even the peppery-flavored seeds are edible. Papaya is delicious straight from the tree and can also be made into drinks, jellies, pastes, and desserts dried or candied. Grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Our varieties are all hermaphroditic and therefore do not need a separate plant to pollinate and produce fruit. Height 6' to 8'. Growing instructions and two free fertilizer spikes with each very strong 10" plant shipped.

Solo - Dwarf Papaya Plant - Carica Papaya L. Caricaceae

Carolina Reaper Worlds Hottest Pepper Plant

Carolina Reaper Worlds Hottest Pepper Plant

This is the World Record Hottest Chili, Carolina Reaper pepper. It is beautiful with a bright red rough surface and a long stinger. But don’t let looks fool you! This pepper got its name for a reason. Be very, very careful using this pepper. Those who don’t fear the Reaper are fools. The Carolina Reaper is a hybrid chili pepper of the Capsicum Chinese species, originally called the "HP22B", bred by cultivator Ed Currie. The Carolina Reaper was rated as the world's hottest chili pepper by Guinness World Records according to 2012 tests, averaging 1,569,300 SHU on the Scoville scale with peak levels of over 2,200,000 SHU. We send super plants 8" high. Ships now.

Carolina Reaper Worlds Hottest Pepper Plant

Bhut Jolokia - Ghost Pepper

Bhut Jolokia - Ghost Pepper

The Bhut Jolokia also is known as Ghost Pepper, is an interspecific hybrid chili pepper cultivated in the Northeast Indian states. It is a hybrid of Capsicum Chinese and Capsicum frutescens and is closely related to the Naga Morich of Nagaland and Bangladesh. In 2007, Guinness World Records certified that the ghost pepper was the world's hottest chili pepper, 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce. The ghost chili is rated at more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). However, in the race to grow the hottest pepper, the ghost chili was shortly superseded by the Infinity chili in 2011, followed by the Naga Viper, the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion in 2012 and the Carolina Reaper on 7 August 2013. We ship Healthy 8" plants March 3rd.

Bhut Jolokia - Ghost Pepper

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