Re: [SG] hardy banana
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] hardy banana
- From: J* &* P* A* <j*@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 19:05:19 -0600
Kathy and others interested:
Banana trees are propagated from "pups", new growth that comes up from the
roots of an adult plant. After producing pups, the plant usually dies.
You do not root the pups like a cutting. Each pup, after sprouting a few
leaves, can be cut from the roots of the mother plant. Each pup will have
its own root system (not fully developed but enough to help it grow on).
Check a garden center or nursery; they may have banana trees. Some mail
order catalogs also have them. The miniature I have was purchased two years
ago at a local garden center.
Check the plant for pests and diseases before you plunk down cash. I always
do this, regardless of what the plant is.
Unless there's a hardy banana that I don't know of, it would not be hardy in
zone 5. It is a tropical best suited, in northern climes, to a greenhouse or
conservative, or in a high-light area of a home.
John G. Adney
Marion, Iowa
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen A, Robertson <kathycakes@JUNO.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 2:16 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] hardy banana
>Hi, John, where could i find some canes....( if that is the right
>term...) for this tree? Also, would they be hardy enough to handle Zone
>5 stuff? I love novelty things like this..
>
>Thanks to all of you for being so helpful and informative....
>
>Kathy Robertson
>Indianapolis
> Zone 5
