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Originally Posted by Island Brah
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Max, didn't you say you had a huge tall Orinoco mat just south of me? Would love to know how they did with your colder winters or what you did to protect them, etc.
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I have 6 mid-size Orinoco (not 20 ft) that were transplanted as 3 ft to 5 ft pups last September. The pstems are about 8 ft to 10 ft. I didn't do anything special for protection. The leaves died back 3 times and regrow within 2 weeks during the winter. ... Oh, these new Orinocos are pupping like crazy. I may have more than a dozen new pups; a couple 5 ft now.
All my old plants (38 to 40 plants) were liked last July. ... Its been my experience (in my area) over the past 15 to 18 years if the pstem has good size it will not freeze to the ground. I think the sugar in the sap is like antifreeze. I regularly cut the dead tops off in the spring leaving a live pstem 5 ft to 6 ft. tall. Many of these would then grow & fruit. ... I have a neighbor that doesn't trim his nanas in the spring. They do fine also.