Plant Type |
Perennial Fruiting Plant / Fruit Tree |
Harvest Season |
Year-round (primarily harvested when green) |
Mature Size |
10-15 feet tall, 6-8 feet wide |
Soil & Moisture |
Rich, well-draining soil; consistently moist but not waterlogged |
Light Requirements |
Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Growth Rate |
Fast |
Self-fertile |
Yes |
Zone Hardiness |
Outdoors 9-11; Patio/Greenhouse 8+ |
Propagation |
Grown from tissue culture or offsets (pups) or rhizome divisions; fast-growing and capable of producing pups within a growing season. Banana plants in our medium/large sizes are capable of fruiting within 9-20 months, where our x-large size may produce faster. |