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| Banana Tree | |
| Mindy from asks: | I have a banana tree in a pot that a friend gave me off of hers. My daughter knocked it over and the stem broke. the plant is very healthy but I had to cut it off were it broke. Can I replant the cut off part? |
| Dianne from USA asks: | My banana plant has several leaves that are turning brown however it has some new leaves growing. How do I prune the the brown leaves without interrupting the growth of the new leaves? |
| dee says : | Rememder bananas love lots of water and lots of fertilizer.Watering will encourage the leaves to stay greener longer,but the older fronds will also turn brown and die at some point. |
| jamila from ireland asks: | i have banana tree a gift from afreind how can i look after it |
| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : | Look at www.banana-tree.com/Banana_Tip.cfm for how to look after your banana tree. |
| kim stowell from united states asks: | I live in east texas and have recently got a banana tree. It is in a large pot and we put it by our pool. The leaves are bending in the middle and turning brown. There is new growth, but, I don`t know why the leaves are dying. When I water I water at the base of the plant. Should I be spraying the leaves with water? Do I remove the brown leaves? If so how? The are firmly attached to the trunk. What do you advise? |
| annie from usa asks: | i would like information about growing a banana tree...i`ve had one for several years in a large planter i keep indoors, but would like to plant it in my yard. |
| Suzy Fox from U.S.A. asks: | How do you divide a very large banana plant? |
| Karen Stieb from USA asks: | What is the best thing to do with our banana trees during the winter? Last year we trimmed ours, but I`ve seen some people leave them alone. Our winters can get in the 20`s. We were told, "trim them and they spread out more, leave them alone, they grow taller". We leave in central Calif. |
| Yourgarden Specialist Marian says : | Most banana trees canīt stand the cold in the winter. I donīt know what kind of specie you have. There are indeed a lot of people that trim the leaves off you can do that also. If itīs to cold you have to trim the leaves and bring it inside. |
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