{"product_id":"nendran-banana-plant","title":"Nendran Banana Plant (Kerala Nendran \/ Plantain) – Live Fruit Sapling","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNendran Banana Plant – Live Sapling from Dream Nursery\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNendran 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy grow Nendran banana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh commercial value\u003c\/strong\u003e – the preferred variety for chips, powder and value-added products.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBunch yield\u003c\/strong\u003e – typically 12–18 kg per bunch, with large individual fingers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest window\u003c\/strong\u003e – first bunch in roughly 9–11 months, one of the faster varieties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDual purpose\u003c\/strong\u003e – cooked green as a vegetable, eaten sweet when ripe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun, minimum 6 hours daily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 6.5 ft in the field; a large grow bag or 24-inch pot for terrace planting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep, fertile, well-drained loam enriched with farmyard manure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nendran is a heavy feeder and drinker – keep the soil consistently moist without waterlogging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeeding:\u003c\/strong\u003e FYM at planting, then split doses of nitrogen and potash through the cycle for bigger fingers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e remove excess suckers, mulch the basin, and prop the pseudostem once the bunch forms, as Nendran bunches are heavy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Nendran a banana or a plantain?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a plantain-type banana, eaten cooked when green and as fruit when fully ripe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich banana is used for Kerala banana chips?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNendran is the standard variety used for traditional Kerala chips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does Nendran take to fruit?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAround 9 to 11 months from planting, faster than most other varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow tall does the plant grow?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoughly 10 to 12 feet at maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you deliver across India?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. Dream Nursery ships live banana plants across India with protective packing, and offers local pickup in Perambai, Puducherry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne healthy Nendran banana sapling, carefully packed to protect the roots in transit. Plant size and leaf count vary with season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrown and dispatched by Dream Nursery, 73\/4C Perambai Road, Puducherry – serving Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and all of India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dream Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63113790587251,"sku":"DN-BAN-NEN","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.dreamnursery.in\/products\/nendran-banana-plant","provider":"Dream Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}