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andy17 · 08-04-2012, 08:52 PM

Hi Justin,
Bananas are remarkable plants and are capable of taking quite a bit of abuse. Since the plant has almost all of its roots still in the container with the exception of the tap root, I would say it should be fine. The biggest threat you might face is increased water stress and some shock, but I would say nothing that might kill the plant. If you put it back outside, I would just watch for signs of heat stress (this has been a big problem for mine this year with the record heat) now that it's lost its tap root. Also, roots growing out like that can be a sign the plant is ready to pot up to a larger container. Do you happen to know how large the tap root was in diameter? Hope this helps!

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andy17 Location: Northern Alabama Zone: 8a Name: Andy Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 308 BananaBucks : 136,416 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 269 Times Was Thanked 172 Times in 116 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 20 Times	Re: Moved Container Grown Banana and tore tap roots Hi Justin, Bananas are remarkable plants and are capable of taking quite a bit of abuse. Since the plant has almost all of its roots still in the container with the exception of the tap root, I would say it should be fine. The biggest threat you might face is increased water stress and some shock, but I would say nothing that might kill the plant. If you put it back outside, I would just watch for signs of heat stress (this has been a big problem for mine this year with the record heat) now that it's lost its tap root. Also, roots growing out like that can be a sign the plant is ready to pot up to a larger container. Do you happen to know how large the tap root was in diameter? Hope this helps!