Nendran Banana Plant (Kerala Nendran / Plantain) – Live Fruit Sapling

Nendran Banana Plant – Live Sapling from Dream Nursery

Nendran is the famous Kerala plantain behind Nendran banana chips, pazham pori and Onam sadya. The fingers are long, thick and starchy, excellent both as a cooking plantain and as a ripe fruit. Dream Nursery supplies healthy Nendran banana saplings grown at our nursery in Perambai, Puducherry, for home gardens and commercial plots alike.

Why grow Nendran banana

• High commercial value – the preferred variety for chips, powder and value-added products.
• Bunch yield – typically 12–18 kg per bunch, with large individual fingers.
• Harvest window – first bunch in roughly 9–11 months, one of the faster varieties.
• Dual purpose – cooked green as a vegetable, eaten sweet when ripe.

Growing guide

• Sunlight: full sun, minimum 6 hours daily.
• Spacing: 6.5 x 6.5 ft in the field; a large grow bag or 24-inch pot for terrace planting.
• Soil: deep, fertile, well-drained loam enriched with farmyard manure.
• Water: Nendran is a heavy feeder and drinker – keep the soil consistently moist without waterlogging.
• Feeding: FYM at planting, then split doses of nitrogen and potash through the cycle for bigger fingers.
• Care: remove excess suckers, mulch the basin, and prop the pseudostem once the bunch forms, as Nendran bunches are heavy.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nendran a banana or a plantain?
It is a plantain-type banana, eaten cooked when green and as fruit when fully ripe.

Which banana is used for Kerala banana chips?
Nendran is the standard variety used for traditional Kerala chips.

How long does Nendran take to fruit?
Around 9 to 11 months from planting, faster than most other varieties.

How tall does the plant grow?
Roughly 10 to 12 feet at maturity.

Do you deliver across India?
Yes. Dream Nursery ships live banana plants across India with protective packing, and offers local pickup in Perambai, Puducherry.

What you receive

One healthy Nendran banana sapling, carefully packed to protect the roots in transit. Plant size and leaf count vary with season.

Grown and dispatched by Dream Nursery, 73/4C Perambai Road, Puducherry – serving Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and all of India.