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Old 12-22-2009, 12:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Cutting Back Banana Trees

What kind of ornamental bananas? If they are M. basjoo you may not really have to do anything to them other than cutting off damaged leaves. However, if it is something like Musa 'Bordelon' or Musa laterita you may need to cut them back fairly significantly and heap mulch over the stem. You could also wrap the pseudostems with frost cloth or set bags of leaves around them to protect them.
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