{"product_id":"banana-dwarf-cavendish-musa-acuminata","title":"Dwarf Cavendish Banana - Musa acuminata ‘Dwarf Cavendish’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDwarf Cavendish Banana - Musa acuminata ‘Dwarf Cavendish’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Dwarf Cavendish’ is the short statured banana that made backyard fruit possible in windy suburban gardens, carrying a full commercial style bunch on a pseudostem barely taller than a person. \u003cem\u003eMusa acuminata\u003c\/em\u003e in this form holds its broad paddle leaves low and tight, so it takes far less wind damage than the tall Cavendish types grown commercially. Gardeners choose it over ornamental bananas because it actually crops, and over taller edible varieties because the bunch stays within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Dwarf Cavendish Banana\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact pseudostem\u003c\/strong\u003e: A cropping stem of roughly 1.5 to 2.5m keeps the bunch harvestable from the ground.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWind resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: The low centre of gravity and shorter leaf lever mean far less shredding than tall banana varieties suffer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContinuous clump\u003c\/strong\u003e: Each stem fruits once then dies, but suckers replace it, so a managed clump keeps producing indefinitely.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstant tropical mass\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves to around 1.5m long give the coarse foliage texture that reads as tropical in a single season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer tolerant\u003c\/strong\u003e: It performs in large pots better than almost any other fruiting banana, which suits courtyards and roof terraces.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible tropical garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant in a warm north facing pocket with pawpaw, ginger and turmeric for a productive tropical bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtyard focal clump\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single clump against a rendered or dark painted wall gives strong leaf shadow and scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The bold leaf reads well against water, and the clump stays low enough not to shade the pool.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrey water and downpipe zones\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bananas are heavy drinkers and suit the damp corner of a garden that other plants sulk in.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m between clumps\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m between clumps\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer, once night temperatures are reliably above 12 degrees\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, deep, well drained soil heavily amended with compost and aged manure; bananas want constant moisture but not waterlogging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two to three times a week through the first summer and mulch thickly with straw or compost, keeping the mulch off the stem itself. Feed monthly through the warm months with a high potassium fertiliser and thin the clump to three or four stems of different ages so the plant puts its energy into fruit rather than suckers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m as a managed clump\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen in frost free districts; foliage burns and dies back where frost occurs\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun with wind shelter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The species originates in South East Asia; ‘Dwarf Cavendish’ is a long cultivated selection\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream flowers held under a deep purple bract\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795376570654,"sku":"ND-0193-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/tcY0JlELEkCAIlaxC_2mv_Sje6t6kX.jpg?v=1787314523","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/banana-dwarf-cavendish-musa-acuminata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}