Whats the fastest musa for fruit?
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Musa Rajapuri Banana not Fruiting
Comments (3)The best thing you could do for it is pants it in ground or a larger container. If you are going to leave as is I would cut off the pups at soil level so you don't disturb the roots...See MoreDoes the Musa Truly Tiny fruit?
Comments (7)protection is about the same no matter the species/type unless there very very tropical types. pile about 4-6 inchs of mulch around the base. build a wire cage around the plant. cut off all but the newest leaf. fill with straw/chopped leaves. cover with tarp tightly and hope for the best. there are many other methods. stryfoam boxs with xmas lights to keep temps up and plenty of others. just try to keep it warm and dry and it should pull through. what types of winter lows do you see? if you really want edibles in zone 7 you could try orinocos, cali golds or a dwarf type cavendish all should pull through your winters with protection and bear fruit at some point. If you have a true ice cream blue java (most are mislabeled) there not as cold tolerant as the other so get them covered before it gets to cold...See MoreBarrie, thoughts on Musa Basjoo and Fruiting
Comments (1)Musa basjoo seems to set fruit here (BC south coast) from small gallon sized plants to mature plants in 2 to perhaps 4 years. That should be about the same length of time in your area too. If I where you, I'd plant those basjoo out in the garden. They won't be any trouble for hardiness in your area with proper mulching. Here they don't last to long in nursery pots, as they can easily outgrow these in one season alone. I don't think there's any one particular thing to "promote fruiting". A healthy actively growing plant does this nicely without any intervention. Having said that, to get a healthy plant, organic amendments work well. Fish fertilizer is great applied every several weeks or so during the growing season. All this advice will only work if the pseudostems are allowed to mature. Cutting to ground level and freeze back of the stems will rarely produce a fruiting plant in cold zones. The growth season is not long enough. Old established clumps seem to stand a better chance. Cheers, Barrie (Vancouver Island)...See MoreMusa Basjoo flowering w/fruit in TN!
Comments (12)Brandon, you are not causing me grief! I was thinking it was me causing you grief! I appreciate your help! Anyway, I think maybe, possibly, there is an outside chance that I have them in the gallery. I will check soon because they said it takes a while to get them on the air... or is that IN the air??? ;-) I might have to start a new post to show the URL because Gardenweb does not see fit to allow me to post 2 times right in a row. I tried last night and they REJECTED my post! Can you imagine? That's just rude. Thanks again, very much. Thanks for the congrats. Honestly I have been so excited I would just love to take a bow when I finish jumping up and down. All I did to overwinter it was to make a ring of chicken wire about 18 inches out from the trunk and about 2 1/2 ft high, then fill it with leaves (I think any material that is not too dense would work). I did not cut it down. I removed old leaves that I could reach but didn't cut the center at all. Actually I would not recommend looking at it overmuch in the spring unless you have a strong stomach. Sort of yucky. But be brave or look away.... eventually a green leaf will force it's way thru the muck. It has really been one of my lower maintenance plants overall, including the overwintering! Stay tuned for pictures (we hope)!...See Moresk8vonfixess
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