Question about removing banana leaves
Besides cutting off old yellowing dying leaves... Does cutting off leaves that are still green encourage growth by directing more nutrients to the plant itself?
I have several bananas that still have green leaves on the lower part of the stem that I don't think are really needed and I want the plant to grow vertically instead of just putting out leaves with little growth.
On my Dwarf Cavendish for example I've been cutting back (not digging out) the pups to direct more nutrients to the mother plant and encourage growth and seems to be working.
Curious if trimming back old leaves would help as well
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Varieties I'm Growing
From Corm/Pup
Dwarf Cavendish ○ Super Dwarf Cavendish ○ Grand Nain ○ Niņo ○ Manzano ○ Raja Puri ○ Tall Namwah ○ Blue Java ○ 1000 Fingers ○ Praying Hands ○ Orinoco ○ Variegated Florida ○ PR Red ○ California Gold ○ FHIA-03 Sweetheart
Plantains
Puerto Rican Dwarf Plantain ○ African Rhino Horn
From TC
Truly Tiny ○ Manzano ○ "Blue Java" ○ Dwarf Namwah ○ Thai Black ○ Veinte Cohol
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