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Nanners Mossman · 11-03-2009, 10:22 AM

I came to this site quite by accident, but I am hoping that with a little help from all of you, I might actually keep my banana tree alive and maybe even harvest some bananas.
I got my banana tree early this year from a Nursery. It is about 5ft tall and it has been pretty happy all this time. I still have it in a planter, and when I moved in June I was pretty worried about the heat, so it has been sitting under my Mesquite tree. I would spray it's leaves along with watering it daily to every other day, and it loved it.
We got a cold snap about a week ago and it seemed to have shocked it a little. The edges of the leaves browned a little and now one of my leaves has turned completely yellow. I am concerned about my banana tree, since it has been happy for so long. Do you recommend my transplanting it to a bigger container? Or should I move it out from under the tree now, so it gets more sun? Or should I just leave it alone, now that it has warmed up again and see what happens?
Thanks so much for having me as a part of this forum.

LilRaverBoi · 11-03-2009, 10:33 AM

Welcome to bananas.org! Hope you enjoy your time here and learn a lot!

PS...wow...tons of new people today! This site is like a banana plant...always growing!

cherokee_greg · 11-03-2009, 10:36 AM

Im not a pro but I think it should be just fine im learning that the bananas are pertty tough. Im happy you found us.
welcome

sbl · 11-03-2009, 10:38 AM

What zone are you in and what kind of naner do you have? BTW--not uncommon for naners to have leaves turn yellow as day gets shorter. Also, you should be aware that as temps drop below 60 naners do not need much water--when it is cool, keep it dry or it can rot.

Abnshrek · 11-03-2009, 10:55 AM

Welcome & enjoy they banana folks and Information.. No idea how cold it gets in scottsdale.. but like sBL said you need to lay-off the soaking when it cools down or your going to have a drowned rotting banana.. Good Luck

Eric · 11-03-2009, 06:18 PM

Welcome aboard, Nanners Mossman

! From what I hear, Arizona gets pretty cold at nights. If it gets below 50 degrees F, the banana plant could go dormant. I always dig mine up, pot them, & bring them indoors before that happens. If you have winters as cold as central Oklahoma, ya might wanna do the same. I have 4 nanners inside right now. 3 are more than 8' and my plantain is about 7' tall. They all have yellow leaves (normal for fall) & so do my Elephant Ears.
Think Sbl's right about the "shorter days" thing. He's also Definitely right about the water thing. Cold + water = corm-rot.
It's a very friendly & info-packed forum so you'll definitely wanna do some more reading before ya decide. If ya have any questions about using the forum, just ask.
Enjoy!

stumpy4700 · 11-03-2009, 11:06 PM

Welcome to the site. Glad to have you here.

11-03-2009, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nanners Mossman Find me on the map! Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 2,308 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Hello I came to this site quite by accident, but I am hoping that with a little help from all of you, I might actually keep my banana tree alive and maybe even harvest some bananas. I got my banana tree early this year from a Nursery. It is about 5ft tall and it has been pretty happy all this time. I still have it in a planter, and when I moved in June I was pretty worried about the heat, so it has been sitting under my Mesquite tree. I would spray it's leaves along with watering it daily to every other day, and it loved it. We got a cold snap about a week ago and it seemed to have shocked it a little. The edges of the leaves browned a little and now one of my leaves has turned completely yellow. I am concerned about my banana tree, since it has been happy for so long. Do you recommend my transplanting it to a bigger container? Or should I move it out from under the tree now, so it gets more sun? Or should I just leave it alone, now that it has warmed up again and see what happens? Thanks so much for having me as a part of this forum.

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