Basjoo leaves growing sideways at an angle and wound tight

Ed_Starr · 08-19-2015, 12:32 AM

Please Help Me! Totally new to this. Ordered 12 new tissue cultures that were 12" tall. Kept them in a pot until root system was well established. Put them in the ground about 6 weeks ago and the plants are growing nicely and they have doubled in size but lately I've noticed that the new leaves are not growing straight up and opening. They are growing outward at an angle and they are staying wound really tight. I had to go out and open some of them up by hand and the next shoot is inside growing the same way. The leaves also seem really thin and yellowish. I have also noticed brown spots on the new shoots as they are coming out of the stem. Could this be soil issues? Disease? I did find black caterpillars munching away on the leaves and they were burrowed down inside the stem. I picked out the worms and I got something from our local nursery for caterpillars and sprayed the leaves and stem down.
Ed_starr

scottu · 08-19-2015, 08:32 PM

I have no idea what your problem is but, You need to take a breath and think.
The more info you give here, the more you will get, pics , zone, type, etc. It takes quite a while to hurt them beyond relief, don't over react, that will kill easier than any detriment.

Snarkie · 09-08-2015, 10:23 AM

They could be over fertilized. That'll make 'em grow crooked.

Kevin2685 · 09-08-2015, 11:07 AM

It sounds to me like the leaves are being pushed up before they are developed. I had this problem with my aeae but it eventually worked its self out as it slowed down some. Mine use to have a section of the leaf that was really thin and transparent so it would brown and would stick and not let the leaf unroll so I had to help them out.After 3 or 4 leaves it was fine.
Are all of them doing this ?
Do you have any pictures ?
How often are you watering?
What zone are you in ?

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Ed_Starr Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 3,554 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Basjoo leaves growing sideways at an angle and wound tight Please Help Me! Totally new to this. Ordered 12 new tissue cultures that were 12" tall. Kept them in a pot until root system was well established. Put them in the ground about 6 weeks ago and the plants are growing nicely and they have doubled in size but lately I've noticed that the new leaves are not growing straight up and opening. They are growing outward at an angle and they are staying wound really tight. I had to go out and open some of them up by hand and the next shoot is inside growing the same way. The leaves also seem really thin and yellowish. I have also noticed brown spots on the new shoots as they are coming out of the stem. Could this be soil issues? Disease? I did find black caterpillars munching away on the leaves and they were burrowed down inside the stem. I picked out the worms and I got something from our local nursery for caterpillars and sprayed the leaves and stem down. Ed_starr

08-19-2015, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
scottu <div style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight: bold;">&lt;div style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;di v style=&amp;quot;font-weight: bold;&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&a mp;amp;lt;di v sty scottu 's Photo Gallery Location: Bethlehem,Pa. Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Name: scott Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,192 BananaBucks : 7,512 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,595 Times Was Thanked 857 Times in 368 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,323 Times	Re: Basjoo leaves growing sideways at an angle and wound tight I have no idea what your problem is but, You need to take a breath and think. The more info you give here, the more you will get, pics , zone, type, etc. It takes quite a while to hurt them beyond relief, don't over react, that will kill easier than any detriment. __________________ Viva La Banana

09-08-2015, 10:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
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09-08-2015, 11:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kevin2685 kevin2685 Location: sheridan,Indiana Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: kevin Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 244 BananaBucks : 32,393 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 366 Times Was Thanked 407 Times in 142 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 18 Times	Re: Basjoo leaves growing sideways at an angle and wound tight It sounds to me like the leaves are being pushed up before they are developed. I had this problem with my aeae but it eventually worked its self out as it slowed down some. Mine use to have a section of the leaf that was really thin and transparent so it would brown and would stick and not let the leaf unroll so I had to help them out.After 3 or 4 leaves it was fine. Are all of them doing this ? Do you have any pictures ? How often are you watering? What zone are you in ? __________________ Currently growing Musa basjoo Dwarf orinico Variegated dwarf namwah Aeae Patupi Veinte cohol Musa lasiocarpa (golden lotus) Musa velutina Raja puri Mekong giant Double cavendish Super dwarf cavendish Truly tiny Musa laterita Ensete maurelli

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