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kellbrad · 10-26-2022, 01:43 AM

At the end of Sept I put my potted (kokopo/patupi) banana in the ground. I see people on youtube that cut theirs down to 6" high and I see some that let them just leave them and remove the leaves, etc once they turn dry and brown. I am paranoid about root rot, it's a very tall tree and the leaves now look black in places and brown in others. We had a couple cold nights where it went down to the 30's but I have covered the ground over the corm with lots of mulch.
Should I cut the pseudostem (which appears totally fine) or remove the leaves or what to safely get it through the winter? Any suggestions would be appreciated & let me know if you need extra info. It won't let me upload photos, but I can take one of what it looks like now tomorrow during the day and try to post it here somehow.. Thank you!

10-26-2022, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
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