CASSABANANA - BRAZILIAN GIANT
By FloridaFruitGeek All Rights Reserved, Used by Permission (Photo Credits)Botanical Name: Sicana odorifera
Description
Other Names: #LS
A large fruiting selection of cassabanana. The fruit has a delicious, melon-like taste when it is ripe, which needs high temperatures to ripen. The sweet, aromatic, yellow-to-orange flesh of the mature fruit is eaten raw or made into preserves, pulp makes a refreshing drink. The immature fruit can be cooked as a vegetable. The fast-growing, fleshy vine can reach 15 m or more in height, climbing with four-part adhesive tendrils The large, hairy, lobed leaves grow to 30 cm in width. It needs good drainage to grow well, and does well on an acidic mix of sand or perlite and rich compost. Caution - Seeds are poisonous.
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$14.90 | 0 | Seedling | Pot: 0.75L Height: 30-40cm |
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$19.75 | 0 | Seedling | Pot: 0.5L Height: 20-30cm |
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Plant Information or Specifications
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Perennial Vegetables (#PerennialVegetables)
Preferred Climate
Tropical, Subtropical
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Seedling
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Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)
5-10m
Plants required to Pollinate
1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?
Sometimes
Amount of leaves in Winter?
All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas
QLD, WA, NSW Banana Zone
Water Requirements
Frequent Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?
Can be pruned to 2m
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest
2-3 Years
Sun or Shade
Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type
Good Drainage
Soil pH
Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
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Cassabanana - Brazilian Giant
This plant is awesome!! I got two from Daleys and one makes ORANGE fruit (like the photo) and the other makes PURPLE fruit. Wow. It grows really well in the summer conditions here on the Sunshine Coast of QLD. Definitely needs a trellis to climb | Kevin Redd - Kiels Mountain, QLD 16-Jan-2017
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