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sandy0225 · 02-17-2010, 08:05 PM

You have an ensete maurelii, not a banana. It actually looks pretty good! Check the back side of the leaves and top sides of the leaves periodically for spider mites. They will look like little blonde dots, possibly with fine spider webs. If you find them on your banana, check your palms too. They like palms too. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions. Ensetes actually like conditions a little tiny bit dryer in the roots than regular bananas in the winter, but pretty much the same conditions in the winter. It will grow really fast in the summer when you put it outside. It's about 2-2.5 feet tall now? it will easily grow to 5-8 feet tall at least if you repot it in the spring and put it outside.
I had one about 3 feet tall when I put it into the ground and it grew to be about 10 feet tall last year. They are so fun to grow

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sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 364,029 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: Watering nana's You have an ensete maurelii, not a banana. It actually looks pretty good! Check the back side of the leaves and top sides of the leaves periodically for spider mites. They will look like little blonde dots, possibly with fine spider webs. If you find them on your banana, check your palms too. They like palms too. Feel free to pm me if you have any questions. Ensetes actually like conditions a little tiny bit dryer in the roots than regular bananas in the winter, but pretty much the same conditions in the winter. It will grow really fast in the summer when you put it outside. It's about 2-2.5 feet tall now? it will easily grow to 5-8 feet tall at least if you repot it in the spring and put it outside. I had one about 3 feet tall when I put it into the ground and it grew to be about 10 feet tall last year. They are so fun to grow __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website!