Originally Posted by Jamie0507

Hi Everyone,

Big time newbie here to growing banana plants.. I bought a dwarf Novak from Ed. Landscape a couple months back, but when I received it there were 3 trunks in one pot.. Is that normal? I immediately up-potted it because it was majorly rootbound in the 5gal pot they sent it in.. The new pot is way bigger, I'd guess 20-25 gallons.. However the roots are already growing out of the bottom of the pot in less than 2 months time.. Could it be that the "extra trunks" are actually these "pups" I see mentioned so often? If so are they water suckers (won't ever produce fruit) ? How do you tell the difference? Should I separate them?
I'm going to attach a few pics.. Hopefully you can help this clueless noob out lol! I really do love this plant.. I'm going to get a grow light soon when I bring it inside.. Starting to get chilly at night here in Northeastern PA! Is 50 degrees at night too cold for banana plants? It's still in the 70's-80's during the day but I was worried about night time temps that low.