Manzano Apple Banana Live Starter Plant – Musa spp.

The Manzano Apple Banana is a tropical fruiting plant known for producing small dessert bananas with a sweet, fruity flavor often compared to apples. Ripe fruit may be enjoyed fresh, added to fruit salads, or used in breads and other baked dishes.

This live starter plant is suitable for tropical gardens, edible landscapes, patios, and large containers. It prefers warm conditions, abundant sunlight, rich well-draining soil, and consistent moisture.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice:

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.

• Includes one live Manzano Apple Banana starter plant
• Tropical perennial fruiting plant
• Produces dessert-style bananas with a fruity, apple-like flavor
• Ripe fruit may be eaten fresh or used in fruit salads and baked goods
• Suitable for edible gardens, patios, greenhouses, and large containers
• Prefers full sun and warm growing conditions
• Requires rich, well-draining soil and consistent moisture
• Container growing is recommended where winters are cold

🧾 MATERIALS:

Live Manzano banana starter plant, nursery growing medium, protective shipping materials

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Manzano Apple Banana
Scientific Name: Musa spp. ‘Manzano’
Plant Type: Tropical Fruiting Plant
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Yellow fruit when ripe
Sunlight: Full sun
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-draining soil
Water: Consistent moisture; avoid waterlogged soil
USDA Zone: 9B–11; grow in a container or protected setting in colder zones
Plant Form: Live starter plant
Quantity: 1 plant
Fruit Use: Fresh eating, fruit salads, and baked goods