Shredded Leaves

uncrichie · 06-11-2007, 08:10 PM

We had a real doozie of a thunder storm this afternoon. Included with the heavy rain was pea sized hail. I'm assuming it was the hail that shredded the leaves on most of my plants. The newer leaves that have not unfurled seem OK. What can I expect? Will the shredded leaves still serve the plant or will they shrivel and die off. Will the plants survive? TIA. Uncrichie.
Oh yea, I'm in S.E. PA

pitangadiego · 06-11-2007, 10:03 PM

Very SIMPLE rule: ANYTHING green is good and should be left on the plant.

JoeS475 · 06-12-2007, 01:29 AM

shredded leaves = tropical look

~Joe

NANAMAN · 06-12-2007, 10:06 AM

I live close to the water, so , I deal with shredded leaves year round. There's always wind blowing here, but it doesn't seem to bother the plants any. So far I have only grown dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties, and haven't had any blown over. That would be my biggest concern. I'm getting ready to plant some taller varieties so we will see what happens. I'll probably have to prop a few when they have fruit, not a bad trade off! Here's a recent picture.

uncrichie · 06-12-2007, 02:36 PM

Thank You. Uncrichie.

pitangadiego · 06-12-2007, 10:09 PM

Leaves are like solar panels. Less l;eaves = less energy. As long as they are green they are generating energy for the plant = more and large fruit later on.

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uncrichie Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14 BananaBucks : 5,980 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Shredded Leaves We had a real doozie of a thunder storm this afternoon. Included with the heavy rain was pea sized hail. I'm assuming it was the hail that shredded the leaves on most of my plants. The newer leaves that have not unfurled seem OK. What can I expect? Will the shredded leaves still serve the plant or will they shrivel and die off. Will the plants survive? TIA. Uncrichie. Oh yea, I'm in S.E. PA

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NANAMAN Pseudostem Therapist NANAMAN's Photo Gallery Location: Lake Park Fl. Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Brian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,696 BananaBucks : 282,177 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 452 Times Was Thanked 1,118 Times in 320 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 16 Times	Re: Shredded Leaves I live close to the water, so , I deal with shredded leaves year round. There's always wind blowing here, but it doesn't seem to bother the plants any. So far I have only grown dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties, and haven't had any blown over. That would be my biggest concern. I'm getting ready to plant some taller varieties so we will see what happens. I'll probably have to prop a few when they have fruit, not a bad trade off! Here's a recent picture. __________________

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