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torontogal
09-09-2013, 08:34 PM
I was told this was a basjoo but I didn't think they were red??
See images
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=54492&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54492&ppuser=17166)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=54491&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54491&ppuser=17166)
Also I live in Toronto Ontario (5) and if it is a basjoo should I plant it outdoors this season or wait until next year? And what should I do with it in the meantime?
Thanks!!!
Duckfood
09-09-2013, 09:01 PM
Not a Basjoo...
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum_%27Maurelii%27)
I don't know that it would make it through November outside that far North...
Olafhenny
09-10-2013, 09:20 PM
Hi Gal,
if it was a Basjoo, I would strongly vote for planting it outside. As far as E. Maurelii is concerned
I am facing my first winter with mine. I live in Penticton, BC and intent to leave mine outside for
the winter, but I am using this: http://www.bananas.org/f2/permanent-banana-shelter-winter-spring-17855.html, instead of simply
mulching it. After Inserting R12 fibreglass insulation between the layers of polystyrene (Styrofoam),
I am now confident, that I will achieve a total R-value of 20, instead of the 15 in my earlier estimate.
The upgrade is based on slightly better R-value of the fibreglass insulation and the quality of the
gap-less insertion of it.
My advice to you would be: Bring it inside and, if you can, place it close to a bright window and
wait for my result after the winter.
Good luck,
Olaf
caliboy1994
09-10-2013, 11:45 PM
It's a lot more tender than Basjoo. It needs to be stored for the winter.
JuniPerez
09-11-2013, 11:22 AM
That's a Red Abyssinian banana (Ensete maurelii)... it won't survive outside.
Once you DO find a basjoo, if it's a large corm you can plant outside... it will last the winter... if it's a smaller corm, indoors it should go 'til spring.
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