Need advice for wintering Musa Basjoo

dealla · 10-09-2006, 08:44 PM

I purchased my first two hardy banana trees this year. One is still very small and the other is about 3 1/2 feet tall. I live in zone 6 and need advice on how to winter them. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

imdocrob · 10-12-2006, 01:12 PM

You may want to get other opinions on these but I myself would move the smaller one indoors for the winter but the 4 ft one should be able to survive the winter by just putting mulch around the base of the plant and protecting it. The basjoo is meant to be a cold hardy banana that should survive pretty harsh winters, but just the same take some chicken wire and make a cage about 10" from the base of the tree and then fill it with mulch.

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dealla Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 BananaBucks : 241 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Need advice for wintering Musa Basjoo I purchased my first two hardy banana trees this year. One is still very small and the other is about 3 1/2 feet tall. I live in zone 6 and need advice on how to winter them. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.

10-12-2006, 01:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
imdocrob Junior Member imdocrob's Photo Gallery Location: Salem Oregon Find me on the map! Zone: zone 8 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 105 BananaBucks : 1,310 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Need advice for wintering Musa Basjoo You may want to get other opinions on these but I myself would move the smaller one indoors for the winter but the 4 ft one should be able to survive the winter by just putting mulch around the base of the plant and protecting it. The basjoo is meant to be a cold hardy banana that should survive pretty harsh winters, but just the same take some chicken wire and make a cage about 10" from the base of the tree and then fill it with mulch.

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