Cutting back

Ssacha · 08-02-2020, 06:30 AM

Hello everyone,

Writing in from Amsterdam. A sad day today, as i finally decided to cut back my bananaplant (i believe it was a dwarf cavendish or musa basjoo). The plant had not formed any new leaves this whole year and the one that was supposed to open stayed closed and discoloured.

I cut it back just a bit (above all the other leaves) hoping a new one would press itself up soon enough. However, nothing happened at all, except for new pups sprouting at the bottom.

So today i started cutting it. I took off all the top, hoping for the best. It had a black/brown core so i kept going all the way down until about a foot above ground level.

This is what it looks like.

Does it stand a chance, do i need to keep cutting or is it hopeless?

Ssacha · 08-02-2020, 09:29 AM

Hope this works, seems i cant upload any pictures.

Iowa · 08-02-2020, 09:40 AM

Time will tell, it may come back. I had a couple plants this year that had to be cut back to about 12". The main stem did not grow on either plant, but both have 6 pup's.

Iowa · 08-02-2020, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ssacha

Hope this works, seems i cant upload any pictures.

To load pic's in your gallery they need to be 2MB or smaller.

08-02-2020, 06:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ssacha Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 443 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Cutting back Hello everyone, Writing in from Amsterdam. A sad day today, as i finally decided to cut back my bananaplant (i believe it was a dwarf cavendish or musa basjoo). The plant had not formed any new leaves this whole year and the one that was supposed to open stayed closed and discoloured. I cut it back just a bit (above all the other leaves) hoping a new one would press itself up soon enough. However, nothing happened at all, except for new pups sprouting at the bottom. So today i started cutting it. I took off all the top, hoping for the best. It had a black/brown core so i kept going all the way down until about a foot above ground level. This is what it looks like. Does it stand a chance, do i need to keep cutting or is it hopeless?

08-02-2020, 09:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Iowa Location: Burlington,Iowa Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Mike Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 662 BananaBucks : 28,457 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 511 Times Was Thanked 897 Times in 333 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 539 Times	Re: Cutting back Time will tell, it may come back. I had a couple plants this year that had to be cut back to about 12". The main stem did not grow on either plant, but both have 6 pup's. __________________ Growing Musa Orinoco since 1993 - Added 2018-Basjoo, Zebrina' Rojo, Ensete Red Abyssinian - Added 2019-Goldfinger - Added 2020-Kokopo (Short Cycle), Double (Mahoi), Highgate, Super Dwarf Cavendish - Added 2021-Pisang Ceylon(Mysore), Musa Margarita, Ensete Ventricosum

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