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sidpook
04-16-2012, 07:31 PM
Hello All,

New on here...Have lotsa musas in ground for several years...just bought these today and have no idea what they are...No tags etc... Thanks.
mike

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/sidpook/IMG_7108_tonemapped.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r76/sidpook/IMG_7106.jpg

caliboy1994
04-16-2012, 10:07 PM
I think it might be Musella lasiocarpa. It's not a fruiting type.

Musella Lasiocarpa - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musella_Lasiocarpa)

sidpook
04-17-2012, 05:44 AM
Wow....Ur fast and good! Thanks for the speedy response. I will get some of my pics up in a gallery on here later this week. Thanks again!

alias
04-17-2012, 05:47 AM
It's Musella Lasiocarpa.
Leaf segments are well known :D

sidpook
04-17-2012, 05:52 AM
Thanks....They are so interesting looking...Looks like something from the Flintstones cartoons....I have to find a cool place for them!:0517:

alias
04-17-2012, 05:54 AM
Do you cut leafes on banana while they are still green?

sidpook
04-17-2012, 06:04 AM
On these, I have never done so since I just purchased these yesterday. As for my musas and Dwarf cavendishes, yes, i keep them trimmed for various reasons. Some of my musas I trim to make them more tree-like and tall. The Dwarf Cavendish , same thing. However, I have musas in the front of my house that I prefer to keep more squat and bush-like so I leave the leaves on. Just a matter of taste I guess.

alias
04-17-2012, 11:39 AM
Don't cut until they dry out. Let them breathe :D

caliboy1994
04-17-2012, 02:49 PM
You shouldn't cut off anything that's green. Only cut off yellow and brown.

DoctorSteve
04-17-2012, 06:50 PM
I don't cut my leaves of till I am sure they are dead. If they are still providing energy I leave them on.

sidpook
04-17-2012, 07:13 PM
Thanks for that advice everyone!