1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Australia, Tropical Indomalaya
Russia/Siberia, China
1.4 Types
Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas
Dwarf Siberian Peashrub, Sutherland Peashrub, Weeping Siberian Peashrub
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
Forest edges, gully slopes, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Sandy areas
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
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
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Light Yellow
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
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs
Cuttings, Layering, Seedlings
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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
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, Alkaline
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
4.7 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead branches, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in spring
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
blister beetles, Septoria leaf spot, stem decay
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
Bees, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching
Diarrhea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
used as a dye
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Fixes Nitrogen, Food for animals, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders
Cancer, Dysmenorrhea, Gynaecological
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry
Fibre, For making oil, Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used for making informal hedge
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Showy Tree
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Banana Tree
CARAGANA arborescens
7.2 Common Name
Banana Tree
Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, caragana
7.2.1 In Hindi
केले के पेड़
Siberian peashrub
7.2.2 In German
Bananenbaum
Gemeiner Erbsenstrauch
7.2.3 In French
Bananier
Caraganier de Sibérie
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
μπανανιά
Siberian Peashrub
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore de banana
Siberian peashrub
7.2.7 In Polish
Banana drzewa
Karagana syberyjska
7.2.8 In Latin
Musa sapientum fixa ligno
Siberian Peashrub
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
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species