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Old 08-02-2010, 06:30 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Basjoo in NW Ontario

Wow, those are fairly small. We dont even seem them sold in stores here that small usually. They appear to be about the size of the pups of my 12 foot tall basjoos. I will be very curious to see if those will actually survive a zone 5 or lower winter.

They look great and very healthy tho, in spite of their small size.

One thing to keep in mind when you do bring one in for the winter is that it will slow WAY down. Also, when putting them back out next spring / summer, you will need to acclimate them to the sun by giving them limited exposure at first (say 2 hours the first few days, then 4 hours the following week...etc) and build up to full sun for most of the day. Otherwise they will burn, and could defoliate. While thats usually not fatal, it could slow the growth for several weeks.

good luck!
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