How to prune dwarf cavendish banana

Immediately after harvest; sucker selection in late spring. Cut the exhausted pseudostem flush with the ground after the bunch is removed. Leave one vigorous, upright sword sucker per clump and cut remaining suckers at soil level with a sharp spade or knife. Remove any dead or yellowing leaves throughout the growing season.

After each fruiting cycle; leaves removed as they brown. Dwarf Cavendish banana needs the same post-harvest pruning as full-size Cavendish: cut the spent fruiting stem to the ground and retain one healthy sword sucker as the next generation. Its compact size means fewer sucker-thinning sessions, but the principle is identical.

Cut the exhausted pseudostem flush with the ground after the bunch is removed. Leave one vigorous, upright sword sucker per clump and cut remaining suckers at soil level with a sharp spade or knife. Remove any dead or yellowing leaves throughout the growing season.