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dwarf cavendish banana

Musa acuminata Colla

Family: Musaceae · Genus: Musa

nanica banana

Placenta II Medium Mulch biomass 🪓 Coppices after cutting
Ong Jyh Seng · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Cavendish AAA dwarf cultivar (1.8–2.5 m). Dessert-banana market staple. Resistant to Panama disease race 1 but susceptible to Yellow Sigatoka. In syntropic intercrop occupies the medium stratum (not the high), leaving room for taller fruit species on the same row.

📚 Synonyms

Scientific synonyms: Musa AAA 'Dwarf Cavendish'

Götsch succession

Götsch stage
Placenta II
Ecological role
Pioneer
Primary stratum
Medium
Strata
Medium, Low
Biomass class
Mulch biomass

Environment

Light requirement
Full sun
Water requirement
High
Drought tolerance
Low
Waterlogging tolerance
None
Soil pH range
5.5–7
Preferred soil texture
Loamy, Clayey
Hardiness zones
9–13
Frost tolerance
0.0 °C

Morphology

Mature height
1.8–2.5 m
Recommended spacing
1.5–2.5 m
Root system
Fibrous
Root depth
Shallow
Growth rate
Very fast
Lifespan
1–2 years
Time to first harvest
11 months
Productive lifespan
3 years

Biomes & climate

Köppen classes

Where it fits in a guild

Dwarf cavendish banana takes the Medium stratum in the Placenta II phase of succession — in a guild it shares the line with species from the other strata, each harvesting light at its own height, in its own time.

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Emergent High Medium · ≈3 m Low Ground cover

🪴 Cultivation

Common spacing 2×2 m. Full sun, moist well-drained soil. Prone to wind-toppling — site in protected positions.

✂️ Management & Pruning

Cut pseudostem after each bunch — biomass returns to soil as mulch.

📅 Phenology

Flowering months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Fruiting months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

❓ Frequently asked questions

How long until the first harvest of dwarf cavendish banana?

The first harvest of dwarf cavendish banana comes around 11 months after planting.

What spacing is recommended for dwarf cavendish banana?

The recommended spacing for dwarf cavendish banana is 1.5–2.5 m.

How tall does dwarf cavendish banana grow?

At maturity, dwarf cavendish banana reaches 1.8–2.5 m tall.

When does dwarf cavendish banana fruit?

Fruiting of dwarf cavendish banana occurs in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

When does dwarf cavendish banana flower?

Flowering of dwarf cavendish banana occurs in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

What stage and stratum does dwarf cavendish banana occupy in a syntropic system?

In a syntropic system, dwarf cavendish banana belongs to the placenta ii stage, occupying the medium stratum.

Functions

🌿 Biomass producer 🪴 Nurse plant 🍎 Fruit

Propagation

Division, Runners / suckers, Tissue culture

Citations

  1. Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura — Cultivares de banana (primary_stratum, time_to_first_harvest_months)
  2. Embrapa Agência de Informação — Banana, Principais Cultivares (height_min_m, height_max_m, drought_tolerance)
  3. POWO — Musa acuminata Colla (scientific_author, family, genus, external_ids)
  4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Musa acuminata Colla (2762680) (external_ids, synonyms)
  5. ITFNet — Banana Agronomy (ph_min, ph_max, waterlogging_tolerance, root_depth)
  6. Joshi et al. (2023) — A review on adaptation of banana (Musa spp.) to cold in subtropics, Plant Breeding (frost_tolerance_c)

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