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Old 10-26-2020, 12:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Cut Banana down for winter, growing back a week later!

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Originally Posted by Hyperhaus5 View Post
I cut my banana tree off about a foot from the ground and buried it in mulch as we have cold winters in Kentucky. About a week after I cut it off it has grown 7 inches out of the pile of mulch! Is this normal? Should I cut it off again? We cut it down right before a 29 degree night, but then the weather got up to 80 degrees again a few days later. Just wondering whether I should leave it as it is or cut it off at the ground again ?

Yes that is pretty normal. It has happened to me many times up here in Ohio! I usually just leave it alone. This is just my opinion. Good luck next spring!
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