Musa Dwarf Cavendish

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Klue Hom Kom Klue Hom Kom
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 +Dwarf Chinese
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 +Pisang serendah
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 +Governor
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 +Enano
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 +Johnson
==Pictures== ==Pictures==
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==Description== ==Description==
-The most popular greenhouse banana, will bear bunches with up to 90 bananas, each slightly shorter+The most popular greenhouse banana, will bear bunches with over 100 bananas, each slightly shorter
than the 'grocery store' varieties. It will grow to about 8 feet(10 feet outdoors in South Florida) than the 'grocery store' varieties. It will grow to about 8 feet(10 feet outdoors in South Florida)
and has a solid heavy trunk. Juvenile leaves will have some reddish-purple markings but later leaves and has a solid heavy trunk. Juvenile leaves will have some reddish-purple markings but later leaves
will be all green. This Musa is a fast grower with great appeal to the mass market. It has a fair will be all green. This Musa is a fast grower with great appeal to the mass market. It has a fair
-cold tolerance It is also suited for indoors and is a good container specimen wich is also+cold tolerance. It is also suited for indoors and is a good container specimen which is also
-decorative+decorative.
*Genetic Group - *Genetic Group -
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===Usage=== ===Usage===
-Desert banana, excellent fruit+ 
 +Dessert banana, excellent fruit
==Flowering== ==Flowering==
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*Mature Height - *Mature Height -
-8-10 feet+6-8 feet
*Survival Zone - *Survival Zone -
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*Fruiting Zone - *Fruiting Zone -
-*Cold Hardiness -+9+
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 +*Cold Hardiness - my dwarf cavendish survived -3 C with little leaf edge damage and -5 C in dry ground with greater leaf damage however persisting cold will kill the plant to the ground. Other 3 plants died at -5 and another has only stem damage, hardening off extends the frost resistance of the stem. It seems an unreliable plant for colder we climates. ''Lodewijkp, the Netherlands''
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 +Experience in Florida has shown that D. Cavendish will die to the ground at around 27F (sustained).
*Wind - *Wind -
-*Sun - +*Sun - full sun, partial sun, shade, suitable for indoors
*Taste Description - *Taste Description -
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*Susceptible Diseases - *Susceptible Diseases -
-*Resistant Diseases - +*Resistant Diseases -
==Research Notes== ==Research Notes==
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Contents

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Cultivar Name

Musa acuminata 'cavendishii'

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Synonyms

Klue Hom Kom

Dwarf Chinese

Pisang serendah

Governor

Enano

Johnson

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Pictures

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(credit taylor_loves_bananas)

watermark.php?file=2178&amp;filefix=.jpg

(credit the flying dutchman)

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Description

The most popular greenhouse banana, will bear bunches with over 100 bananas, each slightly shorter than the 'grocery store' varieties. It will grow to about 8 feet(10 feet outdoors in South Florida) and has a solid heavy trunk. Juvenile leaves will have some reddish-purple markings but later leaves will be all green. This Musa is a fast grower with great appeal to the mass market. It has a fair cold tolerance. It is also suited for indoors and is a good container specimen which is also decorative.

  • Genetic Group -

AAA

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Origin

China

  • Date realized in trade -
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Usage

Dessert banana, excellent fruit

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Flowering

  • Time To Bloom -
  • Time To Harvest -
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Cultivation

  • Mature Height -

6-8 feet

  • Survival Zone -

8-9

  • Fruiting Zone -

9+

  • Cold Hardiness - my dwarf cavendish survived -3 C with little leaf edge damage and -5 C in dry ground with greater leaf damage however persisting cold will kill the plant to the ground. Other 3 plants died at -5 and another has only stem damage, hardening off extends the frost resistance of the stem. It seems an unreliable plant for colder we climates. Lodewijkp, the Netherlands

Experience in Florida has shown that D. Cavendish will die to the ground at around 27F (sustained).

  • Wind -
  • Sun - full sun, partial sun, shade, suitable for indoors
  • Taste Description -
  • Personal Notes -
  • Growth tips -
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Known Afflictions

  • Pests -
  • Susceptible Diseases -
  • Resistant Diseases -
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Research Notes

  • Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
  • Typical Price Range -
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Members Growing This Banana

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External

  • Sources
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