Musa acuminata
Commerical banana
Musa Musa
M. acuminata - M. acuminata is a tender, upright, variable, suckering, evergreen perennial with large, paddle-shaped, mid-green leaves, the stems forming a false stem. Pendent, pear-shaped, white, cream, or yellow flowers with purple bracts bloom in summer followed by edible, green fruit, bright yellow when ripe.
Musa acuminata is: Evergreen
Suckering, Upright
Cream, Purple, Yellow, White in Summer
Mid-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs
Generally disease-free.
No pruning required. Remove spent foliage and cut back in autumn if desired.
Soak seed for 24 hours and then sow at 21-24C. Separate suckers in early spring. Divided every 5 years.
Seed, Division, Suckers
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Musa acuminata (Commerical banana) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light, shaded from hot sun. Water freely & feed monthly. For bedding, plant out in humus-rich soil in sun. Lift and pot up in autumn or wrap with straw and chicken wire.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Musa acuminata
Commerical banana
Musa Musa
M. acuminata - M. acuminata is a tender, upright, variable, suckering, evergreen perennial with large, paddle-shaped, mid-green leaves, the stems forming a false stem. Pendent, pear-shaped, white, cream, or yellow flowers with purple bracts bloom in summer followed by edible, green fruit, bright yellow when ripe.
Evergreen
Suckering, Upright
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Cream, Purple, Yellow, White in Summer
Mid-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs
Generally disease-free.
No pruning required. Remove spent foliage and cut back in autumn if desired.
Soak seed for 24 hours and then sow at 21-24C. Separate suckers in early spring. Divided every 5 years.
Seed, Division, Suckers
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Musa acuminata (Commerical banana) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 3m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical
Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light, shaded from hot sun. Water freely & feed monthly. For bedding, plant out in humus-rich soil in sun. Lift and pot up in autumn or wrap with straw and chicken wire.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
Musa acuminata (Commerical banana)
Lance nematode; Nematode; Lance
Hoplolaimus spp.
Nematode
Absent
2
4
Nematode species potentially affecting a wide variety of crops; prohibition of soil likely to mitigate risk substantially; keep under review in light of interceptions or findings should they occur in the EU.
Musa acuminata (Commerical banana)
Stunt nematode
Tylenchorhynchus leviterminalis
Nematode
Absent
1
4
Nematode pest mainly in Asia and Africa; could only potentially affect glasshouse crops in UK but no obvious pathway.
Musa acuminata (Commerical banana)
Banks glovers; mite
Tetranychus gloveri
Mite
Absent
3
3
Limited damage in current area of distribution. Other areas of the EU at higher risk. In UK many hosts but risk depends on likelihood of establishing in protected cultivation.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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