my musa has rot on the truck is that normal??

lava lounge · 03-01-2009, 03:43 PM

My plants have been good all winter inside each are about 5 ft tall and have 3 to 4 leaves and getting new ones all the time. For some reason about 2 ft up on one plant I have a brown spot about 5 inches long and the plant is starting to lean. I supported my plant and the area seams to get worse as days go by, but the plant look good otherwisw. I decided to cut the rot out and the palnt is still growing but needs to be suppoted by a stick or it will fall down, any ideas why and did I do the correct thing or should I just cut it off at that level and let it restart growing??

Lagniappe · 03-01-2009, 04:08 PM

Any pics?

pitangadiego · 03-01-2009, 07:03 PM

It can be "normal". It also normal to remove it. If it looks brown and mushy, it need to go.

lava lounge · 03-01-2009, 07:42 PM

Yep its brown in color and muschy feeling to the touch. Not sure why but I did cut it out and being the trunk is not huge it will not support the weight of the leaves it has. I am going to support it and hope for the best.

pitangadiego · 03-02-2009, 09:43 PM

That's all you can do.

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