Musa dwarf Cavendish banana tree Musa acuminata Shop on Fast Growing Trees. Light: Full sun; Water: Water every 2–3 days and keep soil moist; Soil: Well-draining soil; ...

Best Banana Varieties to Grow Indoors. You’re probably most familiar with the Cavendish variety, which is the type of banana sold in supermarkets across the U.S.

Another dwarf banana variety is the lady finger, which hails from the South Pacific. Just like the dwarf Cavendish, this ...

The greenhouse in Saskatoon showcases four different banana varieties: Dwarf Cavendish, dwarf Robusta, plantain and kannan. The oldest of these trees, the Dwarf Cavendish, was brought in 40 years ago.

In the following years, "Cavendish became the leading export banana replacing Gros Michel because it was immune to TR1," Dale added. In 1997, scientists detected a new strain (TR4) near Darwin ...