Propagation
Sow fresh seed during early spring and pre-soak seeds in heated water 13º to 18ºC (55º-64ºF) for 24 hours. The seeds may require scarification.

Divide established clumps (rhizome) during spring.

Botanic information
Leaf: The mid-green leaves are oblong to elliptical and has a prominent strong mid rib that is sheathed at the base of the petiole. The leaf texture is thin papery-like and in strong winds the leaf becomes shredded.

Flower: The female or bisexual  tubulate flowers appear first and are followed by the male flowers and are arranged in 2-rows per bract. The pear-shaped terminal spike is composed of purplish bracts and is upright at first then becoming pendent with age. They appear from late spring to early summer.

Fruit: The elongated berry has a fleshy texture and the small seeds have a hard bony seed coat. Commercial grown fruit is seedless. The fruit tends to appear towards the base of the inflorescence as a proto-banana beneath the corolla of the female flowers.

Culture
Musa acuminata requires organic rich moist soils and warm climates. 
After fruiting has finished the pseudo-trunks die back and should be cut down as replacement pseudo-trunks are constantly being produced from the rhizome. 
This plant is susceptible to many bacterial and fungal diseases such as Anthracnose and banana moth. There are also many insects that attack this species, but under domestic conditions these insects can be controlled by applications of Malathion or ignored.