1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
Fruit
1.3 Origin
Australia, Tropical Indomalaya
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas
Nules , Nadorcott
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
Cold Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
16.08 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
7.87 cm300.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow
White, Red, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green
Red, Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Equal amount of N,P,K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka
Black sooty mold, Citrus canker
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Light Frost
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching
Mouth itching, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Cottage Garden, Farmland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders
Digestive, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry
Added to salads, Culinary use
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Showy Tree
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Banana Tree
CITRUS reticulata
7.2 Common Name
Banana Tree
Clementine, Mandarin, Tangerine
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Bananier
Citrus clementina
7.2.4 In Spanish
Banano
Citrus x clementina
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore de banana
clementine
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Musa sapientum fixa ligno
clementine
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Monocotyledonous
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species