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matl6
08-13-2014, 06:51 PM
I bought two musa basjoo about 2 months ago. the one I don't think is a musa because it has a waxy white powder and it seems to grow way faster than the other one. the other problem is the new leaf that comes out of the top is is not straight up its kind of limp .none of my musa do that,they all grow straight up.
Duckfood
08-13-2014, 09:01 PM
Do you have a picture or two??? Have they both been in the ground the same length of time??? Are they both living in the same amount of sun/shade??? Same water amounts???
siege2050
08-14-2014, 03:27 AM
Yep, need pics, some Bananas have waxy coatings and powder on their stem, for example Orinoco. Also Ensete Glaucum is very powdery, that's why it is called snow banana.
siege2050
08-14-2014, 03:33 AM
Is this it?
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56554&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56554)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=56551&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=56551)
matl6
08-14-2014, 10:12 AM
Pics are posted.does musa basjoo have powder on them.I'm just worried the big one is not cold hardy and why the stem is not growing straight up..and yes both the same growing conditions
siege2050
08-14-2014, 01:28 PM
If it's the one in the pics I put up from your photos, it is a banana, but not sure what kind. Does not look like a basjoo to me
matl6
08-14-2014, 01:44 PM
Yep thats the pic.sure hope it survives these crazy Ohio winters I will cover really good
Olafhenny
08-14-2014, 05:48 PM
The midrib of a basjoo leaf is reddish. If that is not visible from the top, it should
certainly be visible from the underside.
Based on what I can see from your photo, it does not appear to be a basjoo.
MDbasjoo
08-14-2014, 06:09 PM
My basjoo never had any powder or wax
Hammocked Banana
08-16-2014, 01:09 PM
That is not a basjoo. It will not survive in Ohio. You will need to dig it up and pot it for the winter indoors.
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