Apple Bananas

An Apple Banana is a a short, fat banana, with firm flesh that has a sweet taste with a tang to it similar to an apple.

As it becomes fully ripe, the skin blackens more than ordinary standard bananas.

Apple Bananas are ready to harvest when the fruit is three quarters of the way to full maturity (approximately 15 - 18 months after planting, 6 to 8 weeks after flowering.) They will continuing ripening, even after being picked. The flesh of Apple Bananas is slow to brown when exposed to air, so they are very good for fruit salads.
Apple Bananas are native to south-east Asia.

Aka Bananito, Ladyfinger Bananas, Manzana Bananas, Stubby Bananas. ADC Commercialisation Bulletin #8: Apple Banana. Kampala, Uganda: Investment in Developing Export Agriculture. 14 May 2001.

Also called:

Apple Bananas, Banana Buds, Banana Shoots, Plantain

Candied Fruit, Dried Fruit, Hard Fruit, Olives, Soft Fruit