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Published: November 16, 2006
Super Dwarf Banana Trees are very well adapted for Northern Winter climates. Because of their smaller size, they can be brought inside when the cold becomes too much. They make great ornamental plants because of their dark green foliage with burgundy spots. These trees or plants will grow anywhere between two and twelve feet tall and bear smaller bananas normally within two years.
It is necessary to buy or transplant a sucker or rhizome to grow a super dwarf banana tree, because there are no such things as banana seeds. If you already have a super dwarf banana tree, simply carefully cut away a sucker and plant in a fresh pot with new soil and fertilize. The soil must not be too compact because banana trees prefer light and airy soil. Try to maintain a temperature between sixty five and seventy degrees. All banana trees require full light and no more than thirty percent partial shade. To keep your plant growing at a steady rate, it is necessary to water frequently maintaining a moist soil but being careful not to flood. Light soil helps the plant to be well drained. After a few weeks of growing, a few nutrients are required for fruit bearing. Nitrogen helps with the soil and overall plant growth and Potassium helps with the actual fruit development. After all, one of the main benefits of eating bananas is absorbing natural potassium.
A particular type of super dwarf banana tree called the Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Tree is one of the most popular green house banana plants and bear bunches of up to 90 bananas at each harvest. Great for indoor growing, this plant only grows five or six feet tall, maybe slightly larger. Follow the directions above for growing, but consider that Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Trees are susceptible to insects such as borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes. Panama Disease, a disease that wiped out the original popular Gros Michel variety, may also be cause for concern (although it has not made its way to the Western hemisphere).
Another variety of banana trees that fares extremely well in colder climates is the Ice Cream. Known for its vanilla taste, this plant grows up to twelve feet tall and produces silvery blue fruit in medium bunches. The banana produced here can be eaten fresh or cooked.
For more information about Super Dwarf Banana Trees or Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Trees, visit www.banana-plants.com. There are many different sites on the internet that will ship a rhizome ready for growing, complete with instructions and a plant care guide.
Agri Starts, Inc.. 2003. 15 November 2006. www.agristarts.com/musa_dwarfcavendish.htm.
Dave's Garden. 2006. 15 November 2006. davesgarden.com/pf/go/532/index/html.
House Plants 4 Less. 2005. 09 November 2006. www.houseplants4less.com/plantstore/product_info.p hp?products_id=115.
Musa 'Mini' Super Dwarf. 2005. 15 November 2006. www.banana-plants.com/High-Color-Mini.html.
Super Dwarf Banana. 2004. 15 November 2006. www.oglesbytc.com/culture-super-dwarf-banana.html.
It is necessary to buy or transplant a sucker or rhizome to grow a super dwarf banana tree, because there are no such things as banana seeds. If you already have a super dwarf banana tree, simply carefully cut away a sucker and plant in a fresh pot with new soil and fertilize. The soil must not be too compact because banana trees prefer light and airy soil. Try to maintain a temperature between sixty five and seventy degrees. All banana trees require full light and no more than thirty percent partial shade. To keep your plant growing at a steady rate, it is necessary to water frequently maintaining a moist soil but being careful not to flood. Light soil helps the plant to be well drained. After a few weeks of growing, a few nutrients are required for fruit bearing. Nitrogen helps with the soil and overall plant growth and Potassium helps with the actual fruit development. After all, one of the main benefits of eating bananas is absorbing natural potassium.
A particular type of super dwarf banana tree called the Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Tree is one of the most popular green house banana plants and bear bunches of up to 90 bananas at each harvest. Great for indoor growing, this plant only grows five or six feet tall, maybe slightly larger. Follow the directions above for growing, but consider that Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Trees are susceptible to insects such as borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes. Panama Disease, a disease that wiped out the original popular Gros Michel variety, may also be cause for concern (although it has not made its way to the Western hemisphere).
Another variety of banana trees that fares extremely well in colder climates is the Ice Cream. Known for its vanilla taste, this plant grows up to twelve feet tall and produces silvery blue fruit in medium bunches. The banana produced here can be eaten fresh or cooked.
For more information about Super Dwarf Banana Trees or Super Dwarf Cavendish Banana Trees, visit www.banana-plants.com. There are many different sites on the internet that will ship a rhizome ready for growing, complete with instructions and a plant care guide.
Agri Starts, Inc.. 2003. 15 November 2006. www.agristarts.com/musa_dwarfcavendish.htm.
Dave's Garden. 2006. 15 November 2006. davesgarden.com/pf/go/532/index/html.
House Plants 4 Less. 2005. 09 November 2006. www.houseplants4less.com/plantstore/product_info.p hp?products_id=115.
Musa 'Mini' Super Dwarf. 2005. 15 November 2006. www.banana-plants.com/High-Color-Mini.html.
Super Dwarf Banana. 2004. 15 November 2006. www.oglesbytc.com/culture-super-dwarf-banana.html.
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