Re: Musa basjoo growth after 2 seasons
The basjoos are actually getting close to 9.5 feet tall now that we've been getting lots of rain, and will keep growing until the frost hits them so if it is warm in October, they may reach llft. I find that in May, they basically uncurl their leaves and get going. In June and July, they make it up towards 5ft or so. It seems like most of the size increase occurs late in the season from August through september, maybe because we had a drought this summer, but as long as I pile leaves on these guys and over-winter them well, they should easily break 15 feet next year. I believe with good protection, a musa basjoo can be grown up past 20ft, even in zone 6 since they put on size like crazy when it is warm.
There's actually an even larger form of musa which is supposed to get up to 40ft tall, but I might hold off on that since it's already getting cold.
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