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![]() I have a 9 foot Red Abyssinian banana that is indoors under large greenhouse type windows. It is getting a bit too large, can I cut it back? How short can it be cut? Will new leaves come from the center of the plant? I would like to do the same thing with a few Chinese bananas and a cold hardy one that sprouts pups. What will happen if I cut them down a third in height or more? Should I wait until fall or does the time of year even matter for indoors?
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You may cut them in half if you want. Your plants will continue to grow just like normal. If I do my cutting I do it when my plants are actively growing for my zone ,late spring ,through summer. Your plants might produce more pups as a result also. A number of people do it within this forum because they will not fit in their homes at the end of summer and they cut them to size. |
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![]() Does cutting them in this way have any effect on later fruiting?
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