Dwarf banana

Musa acuminata

dwarf form of the world's favourite fruit

perennial4×4 mzone 10–12partial shade🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Musaceae
Habit: perennial
Height: 4 m
Spread: 4 m
Growth: very fast
Lifespan: 10 years
First yield: after 1 year
Hardiness: zone 10–12
Shade tolerance: partial shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Loam
Soil moisture: semi-dry – very moist
pH: 5.5 – 7.5

evergreen

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible9 of 10

Medicinal8 of 10

Other uses7 of 10

Other uses: Leaves (packaging, decoration, picnic mat); leaves, shoots, stems & bark (fibre) (high-quality fabrics, silk-like carpets, paper..) +mulch;

Notable

Special features: Grows up to 2400 m altitude; Requires high, even rainfall (1200–3600mm/yr); Wind-protected! otherwise leaves tear; Daytime temperatures: 23°-33°C; Night temperatures <18°C reduce flavour; Wild bananas are diploid = full of seeds + usually inedible; >1000 triploid cultivars ~seedless; Well-known cultivar of this species: 'Dwarf Cavendish'; Otherwise Musa × paradisiaca

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