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sucrier banana

Musa acuminata Colla

Family: Musaceae · Genus: Musa

gold finger banana, ouro banana

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

AA diploid cultivar, small sweet fruits (8–12 kg per bunch), medium plant (3–4 m). Niche production, premium price. More common in coastal São Paulo and Bahia.

📚 Synonyms

Scientific synonyms: Musa AA 'Ouro', Musa AA 'Sucrier'

Götsch succession

Götsch stage
Placenta II
Ecological role
Pioneer
Primary stratum
High
Strata
High, Medium
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
Hardiness zones
10–13
Frost tolerance
0.0 °C

Morphology

Mature height
3–4 m
Recommended spacing
2–3 m
Root system
Fibrous
Root depth
Shallow
Growth rate
Very fast
Lifespan
2–3 years
Time to first harvest
13 months
Productive lifespan
3 years

Biomes & climate

Köppen classes

Where it fits in a guild

Sucrier banana takes the High 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 · ≈4 m Medium Low Ground cover

✂️ Management & Pruning

Cut the pseudostem after the bunch is harvested — biomass returns to the soil as mulch. Thin suckers, keeping 1–2 followers per mat to stagger production.

📅 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 sucrier banana?

The first harvest of sucrier banana comes around 13 months after planting.

What spacing is recommended for sucrier banana?

The recommended spacing for sucrier banana is 2–3 m.

How tall does sucrier banana grow?

At maturity, sucrier banana reaches 3–4 m tall.

When does sucrier banana fruit?

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

When does sucrier banana flower?

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

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

In a syntropic system, sucrier banana belongs to the placenta ii stage, occupying the high stratum.

Functions

🍎 Fruit 🌿 Biomass producer

Propagation

Division, Runners / suckers, Tissue culture

Citations

  1. Embrapa Agência de Informação — Cultivares de banana (height_min_m)
  2. POWO — Musa acuminata Colla (scientific_author, family, genus, external_ids)
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Musa acuminata Colla (2762680) (external_ids)
  4. ITFNet — Banana Agronomy (ph_min, ph_max, waterlogging_tolerance, root_system, root_depth, pruning_notes)
  5. 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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