AT A GLANCE
What size does a banana tree reach?
Many a banana tree can grow in its ancestral tropical home up to ten meters high become. Of course, it doesn't reach that level here. Nevertheless, many species grow up to five meters high, which is why suitable for pot culture Dwarf Bananas recommend.
How big does a dwarf banana tree get?
There are different types of dwarf bananas that remain comparatively small. The is particularly popular Dwarf plantain 'Dwarf Cavendish', which is a smaller relative of the fruit banana (Musa acuminata). 'Dwarf Cavendish' reaches a size between 100 and 150 centimeters and grows up to 120 centimeters wide.
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Also interesting is the Pink dwarf banana (Musa velutina), those with stature heights between 150 and 200 centimeters gets a little bigger. Both species produce edible fruit, but are not hardy and must be grown in pots.
What size does a banana tree reach for the garden?
Only suitable for the garden hardy banana trees, with the Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo) and the Darjeeling banana 'Red Tiger' (Musa sikkimensis) only two varieties to choose from. However, both require a good one
winter protection.Musa basjoo can be a size of up to 500 centimeters and reach a growth width of up to 200 centimeters. Musa sikkimensis remains with a growth height between 300 and 400 centimeters a little smaller. However, these banana trees do not always reach the mentioned height, since they often grow in winter freeze back and then complete cut back Need to become.
How big does a banana tree get in a pot?
In a sufficiently large planter, banana trees can certainly grow tall of up to 400 centimeters to reach. A good example of this is the pretty Ornamental Banana 'Maurelli', which is a cultivar of the species Musa ensete. She will be in the pot between 250 and 300 centimeters tall and takes up a lot of space.
How much space does a banana tree need?
Since banana trees reach an impressive size and moreover quite expansive grow, they need a lot of space. The garden banana trees Musa basjoo and
Musa sikkimensis should be kept in isolation at least 150 centimeters planting distance place with other plants. The long, partly overhanging fronds, especially of Musa basjoo, should have every opportunity to spread unhindered.
For potted bananas, choose one as large a plant pot as possible: Even young banana plants should have a planter with a diameter of 20 to 30 centimetres. The larger the pot, the better the plant grows.
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How long does it take for a banana plant to grow big?
Banana trees grow very quickly if the conditions are right: Musa basjoo, for example, grows in the right place at temperatures of more than 20 °C and with sufficient nutrient supply for up to one centimeter growth per day and up to one new leaf per Week.
