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eyefi · 05-16-2009, 11:52 AM

thank you for the reply

i'm in zone 8b in yorkshire in the uk. it's not very humid. the site is sheltered west facing.

i think you are probably looking at the Cordyline, it's happy in this climate. if not maybe the Trachycarpus or the Chamaerops again all quite happy here.

i would tend to agree with you regarding the light deprivation, other examples i see have shorter stems and that could be why it's lost its other leaves. i'm not sure whether to remove this leaf and take away the support so the new growth is free and the plant can put it's energy into new growth or should i keep it for as long as possible. it seems quite happy apart from this. the new leaf, despite the rubbish weather and temps has grown a few inches in a week.

we still have a risk of frost at the moment, so i'm gonna keep it out of the ground for a few more weeks yet.

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eyefi eyefi's Photo Gallery Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 12 BananaBucks : 6,229 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Ensete ventricosa maurellii stem unable to support leaf thank you for the reply i'm in zone 8b in yorkshire in the uk. it's not very humid. the site is sheltered west facing. i think you are probably looking at the Cordyline, it's happy in this climate. if not maybe the Trachycarpus or the Chamaerops again all quite happy here. i would tend to agree with you regarding the light deprivation, other examples i see have shorter stems and that could be why it's lost its other leaves. i'm not sure whether to remove this leaf and take away the support so the new growth is free and the plant can put it's energy into new growth or should i keep it for as long as possible. it seems quite happy apart from this. the new leaf, despite the rubbish weather and temps has grown a few inches in a week. we still have a risk of frost at the moment, so i'm gonna keep it out of the ground for a few more weeks yet.