Considered among the shortest get varieties , Dwarf Cavendish banana tree diagram ( Musa ' Dwarf Cavendish ' ) will grow up to 6 to 10 metrical unit improbable with wide - extend to leave . If summers are farsighted and warm , a radical may produce a hand of fruit . It often grows as a seasonal tropical foliage ornamental in cold winter regions . develop it outdoors in the ground in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 8 and warmer ; frost kills the works back to the underground roots .

Light

put up as much sun as possible for the Dwarf Cavendish banana , ideally no less than 8 to 10 hours of direct sunshine daily . If shorter plants or just foliation is desired without yield , more shade is acceptable .

Warmth

All bananas bask quick soil and air temperature . For lush outgrowth and development of flower and subsequent yield , plant this assortment where temperatures are ` above 80 degrees for at least six to nine months . heyday and immature yield hand may develop at the end of summer but will not mature if temperature drop below 80 degrees in fall . frost kill above - ground foliage to the ground . carry subfreezing temperature below 22 degree kill underground roots .

Soil

ply the tree with an organic - productive , moist but well - draining soil that is deep and warm . The California Rare Fruit Growers Association urge planting bananas directly into a well - rotted compost pile . arenaceous soils are easiest to cultivate , but clay soils work as long as they are porous , fertile and contain large measure of compost or manure .

Watering

In the oestrus of the develop time of year , ensure the soil is always moist . Do not over - water so that the roots remain in quaggy , which leads to root rot or asphyxiation specially in nerveless weather condition . Provide 1 to 2 inch of rainfall or irrigation to the banana tree ’s tooth root system every two to three sidereal day when temperatures are above 80 degrees , even more oft if above 90 degrees . In cool weather , monitor the soil and irrigate only when soil becomes slightly teetotal . When dormant or in winter , keep soil just moist ; soused soils in cold conditions head to root putrefaction and plant demise .

Fertilizing

Upkeep

Once abanana stalkflowers and fruit , it is intend to die . off the yield hands when quick to eat and then cut down that intact stem with a machete or pruning saw . This allows the small puppy industrial plant emerging from the roots to replace it . If a winter frost kill foliage , do not cut away material until springiness when there is no further threat of frost . The dead leaves and stalks help protect the roots from further freeze or inhuman . Thin large root clumps every three to five years and divide them and replant to reinvigorate works and to increase plant numbers . Do this in mid - spring or at the beginning of the tropical rainy time of year .

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