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Tropicallvr · 04-13-2007, 06:23 PM

This spring I dug a enourmous bed for my bananas that were on the fringe of life and death. They are taking up too much room inside the green houses, so I bare bulbed, and planted the ones that did'nt have any stem left. Here's some off the top of my head observations.
Green house #1(warmer one)
Small 5 gal Musa nagesium 'floir noir' has some stem left(2ft) and it's bulb is very white with healthy white roots.
Larger 5 gal Musa cheesmanii lost most of stem, and it's corm is less healthy looking than nagesium.
2 gal Musa violecia(bananatree seedling) has good looking corm(no stem), that is starting to shoot.
Three 2 gal Musa acuminata dwarf(BT seedling). Perfect looking corms, with one's stem still perfectly green. Surprising me more for hardiness every year!
Two large Musa thompsonii in one 20 gallon pot. They stems were slightly damaged, but it's coming back strong from top of stem. M. thompsonii is the only other plants that have come back from intact stem besides Musa sikkimensis red flash, and regular sikkimensis(so far).
Tiny one gallon Musa sikkimensis red tiger has kept it's 6 inch stem, and looks healthy, but no growth yet.
Musa african red 5 gallon (dead)
Musa veluntina small 1 gallon, not looking like a survivor right now.
5 gallon Musa balbisiana(seedlings from sunshine seeds) nice stems, but dead in center.
Musa bhutan various sizes- some survived, and coming back, some dead.
Musa basjoo formosiana 1 gal- dead, except for 2 that were in the house.
Musa balbisiana1(sunshine seeds) 1 gal dead except for 2 that were in house.
5 gal Musa ornata(seedling BT), seemed to keep leaves longer than most(may have been in GH microclimate. Coming back really strong from the corm, just like last year when I had it mis identified as Musa paradisica.
Colder green house
Musa cheesmanii 15 gallon- stem looked good months after hardest frost, but rotted after temps warmed up, may still come back from corm.
2 Musa sp big flower 10 gal- tottally dead..mush..gone boo hoo.
1 smallish five gallon Musa burmese blue, seemed to stay very green stemmed during early frosts, and now corm looks alright considering the size of the plant, and the cold coldness of that greenhouse. Worth another try!
large Musa balbisiana(so cal) 15 gallon. Had good looking stem at first, but now it would surprise me if it came back.

The best survivors- Musa sikkimensis various, Musa thompsonii, Musa acuminata dwarf(for healthiest looking corm of dwarf plants, followed by musa violecia), and Musa bhutan(one all green 5 gallon), and one slow growing red one gallon Musa bhutan, Musa nagesium floir noir(nice looking, but it is slow coming back to life)

04-13-2007, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tropicallvr Member Tropicallvr's Photo Gallery Name: Kyle Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,032 BananaBucks : 435,685 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 230 Times Was Thanked 414 Times in 163 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Survivors this year, and the dead This spring I dug a enourmous bed for my bananas that were on the fringe of life and death. They are taking up too much room inside the green houses, so I bare bulbed, and planted the ones that did'nt have any stem left. Here's some off the top of my head observations. Green house #1(warmer one) Small 5 gal Musa nagesium 'floir noir' has some stem left(2ft) and it's bulb is very white with healthy white roots. Larger 5 gal Musa cheesmanii lost most of stem, and it's corm is less healthy looking than nagesium. 2 gal Musa violecia(bananatree seedling) has good looking corm(no stem), that is starting to shoot. Three 2 gal Musa acuminata dwarf(BT seedling). Perfect looking corms, with one's stem still perfectly green. Surprising me more for hardiness every year! Two large Musa thompsonii in one 20 gallon pot. They stems were slightly damaged, but it's coming back strong from top of stem. M. thompsonii is the only other plants that have come back from intact stem besides Musa sikkimensis red flash, and regular sikkimensis(so far). Tiny one gallon Musa sikkimensis red tiger has kept it's 6 inch stem, and looks healthy, but no growth yet. Musa african red 5 gallon (dead) Musa veluntina small 1 gallon, not looking like a survivor right now. 5 gallon Musa balbisiana(seedlings from sunshine seeds) nice stems, but dead in center. Musa bhutan various sizes- some survived, and coming back, some dead. Musa basjoo formosiana 1 gal- dead, except for 2 that were in the house. Musa balbisiana1(sunshine seeds) 1 gal dead except for 2 that were in house. 5 gal Musa ornata(seedling BT), seemed to keep leaves longer than most(may have been in GH microclimate. Coming back really strong from the corm, just like last year when I had it mis identified as Musa paradisica. Colder green house Musa cheesmanii 15 gallon- stem looked good months after hardest frost, but rotted after temps warmed up, may still come back from corm. 2 Musa sp big flower 10 gal- tottally dead..mush..gone boo hoo. 1 smallish five gallon Musa burmese blue, seemed to stay very green stemmed during early frosts, and now corm looks alright considering the size of the plant, and the cold coldness of that greenhouse. Worth another try! large Musa balbisiana(so cal) 15 gallon. Had good looking stem at first, but now it would surprise me if it came back. The best survivors- Musa sikkimensis various, Musa thompsonii, Musa acuminata dwarf(for healthiest looking corm of dwarf plants, followed by musa violecia), and Musa bhutan(one all green 5 gallon), and one slow growing red one gallon Musa bhutan, Musa nagesium floir noir(nice looking, but it is slow coming back to life)