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wstrickland1 · 12-04-2020, 08:39 AM

Really nice! I bought one from one of the TC Nurseries in Florida and planted it directly in the ground. It did pretty good this year but just about every leaf got chewed on before it unfurled. The last 1 1/2 leaves were looking marvelous as it was 82 degrees in Charleston thru Thanksgiving. Then Monday, Tuesday and Wed of this week overnight lows were around 30 and the winds were legit gusting to 50 mph which led to a reality check as my banana world came crashing down. It was a sad sight and not just the ensete. I might trim all of the broken and destroyed leaves (all of them), pot it up and bring it inside.

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wstrickland1 Location: Charleston, SC Zone: 8-B Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 968 BananaBucks : 69,148 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 307 Times Was Thanked 1,431 Times in 597 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Ensete Maurelli Madness Really nice! I bought one from one of the TC Nurseries in Florida and planted it directly in the ground. It did pretty good this year but just about every leaf got chewed on before it unfurled. The last 1 1/2 leaves were looking marvelous as it was 82 degrees in Charleston thru Thanksgiving. Then Monday, Tuesday and Wed of this week overnight lows were around 30 and the winds were legit gusting to 50 mph which led to a reality check as my banana world came crashing down. It was a sad sight and not just the ensete. I might trim all of the broken and destroyed leaves (all of them), pot it up and bring it inside.