RobG7aChattTN

It won't make it in the ground. With most bananas (Musa) if the old pseudostem dies it will re-sprout from the corm. The Ensetes don't do that. You would have to protect the pseudostem at least up to the growth point to save the plant. I have been tempted to just let mine die...but it is really getting a good size. I guess I'll probably dig it up this year as well. I did overwinter it in the ground last year, but it was smaller (easier to cover) and had the mildest winter on record (basically zone 8).