Winters almost here.. quickest way to winterize

Lovetogarden · 08-24-2018, 03:14 PM

Would just cutting my Musa basjoo down to the ground and covering with a plastic trash bag then adding about 3 -6 inches of mulch on top work? Just worried about it rotting. Anyone tried this before? Last year I dug up the tree and toss in my garage but this year I am trying to keep it simple as possible. I am in zone 7 maryland.

barrie · 08-26-2018, 08:18 AM

I folded all my basjoo leaves down against pseudo-stems and then covered in bubble-wrap with a few ventilation holes, followed by horticultural fleece bags. The leaves will blacken and die-off by spring but they help to insulate the stems. In spring, after removing the dead leaves, the pseudo-stems will send out new growth. Mine survived temperatures down to -5 centigrade (about23 Fahrenheit). See 3 x images in my gallery. Good luck!

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Lovetogarden Location: Maryland Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 27 BananaBucks : 34,129 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 33 Times Was Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Winters almost here.. quickest way to winterize Would just cutting my Musa basjoo down to the ground and covering with a plastic trash bag then adding about 3 -6 inches of mulch on top work? Just worried about it rotting. Anyone tried this before? Last year I dug up the tree and toss in my garage but this year I am trying to keep it simple as possible. I am in zone 7 maryland. Last edited by Lovetogarden : 08-24-2018 at 03:17 PM.

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