How much shade can a Dwarf Cavendish take?
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Comments (2)I have cool summers as well, but where I have these planted they have nice soil after years of mulching with compost. Veronicastrum - Planted in am sun with dappled shade the rest of the day. These were from seed and took four years to grow to their full size. Digitalis Mertonensis - I've had these in all day full sun and all day dappled shade. There is no rhyme or reason to this plant in our gardens. Sometimes it will stay, and then disappear. The clump in dappled shade has been there for 4 years. One plant about two feet away showed-up for two years then died. In full sun, I think I lost all my plants this past winter. :O( They were six years old. Some say to divide Mertonensis after a few years, but after three attempts, I've given up. All divisions died....See MoreDwarf Cavendish Banana - Fruiting cycle?
Comments (2)1. How long does it take for to develop fruit after planting? Depends on the size of your plant. If it's a small tissue culture 4"-16" if on a good regime of regular feeding maybe in a 1.5-2 years. If it's a pup that's pretty big 2'-3', then it should fruit next season after planting. But this also depends on the variety, a short cycle type of banana like veinte cohol(only 2 months for blooming then ripening) can fruit the first season if you get a big pup 2'-3'+. There might be some other short cycle ones too( I think raja puri is one as well) Oh almost forgot, flowering will be in late spring or summer and takes fruits 4-6 months to develop/ripen, but a lot of people just cut the whole bunch off before winter, when you good see color change on the bananas otherwise they will sometime have splitting issues if ripen on the plant and uneven ripening. 2. Can we expect to have several fruiting per year? Not the first season, since only the main stalk/plant will produce, then the whole plant will died off. However if you keep more than one pup for next season maybe several will bloom and you will have multiple fruiting cycle from summer till fall. But from a lot of banana hobbyist's post on the banana forum that i've read, they like to only keep 1-3 pups for the next season and dig the other pups up or top them off....See MoreBanana Tree - Musa Dwarf Cavendish
Comments (16)You might also try the banana forum at the link below. There are numerous members in our area who can provide further info and help. I currently have a couple of banana trees in pots in the backyard adjacent to a canal, fortunately they haven't "grown legs" yet. They do take a lot of water, minimum of a gallon a day, and they are only about 5 feet tall so far. I plan to bring them into the house when the temps start heading for freezing! John Here is a link that might be useful: Bananas.org...See MoreOakleaf hydrangias...how much shade can they take?
Comments (11)Lisa, In time, one Oakleaf will cover a pretty large area, but they can be slow starters so I would buy the largest ones I could find if I were you. On the other hand, you could save a lot of money if, unlike me, you have the patience to start small. The average non-dwarf oakleaf will get to be around 7x6(?) wider than tall and some like Alice will get larger than that(12ft?). Don't know if they will reach full size potential in your zone 6 as you may suffer some winter dieback each year. Snowqueen is one that I am fond of. She supposedly does better than most in colder climates, has a strong growth habit and also tends to hold her blooms more upright than some of the others. Dappled sunlight should be ok as that is their natural environment. Good drainage is more important though as Oakleafs need moisture but will not tolorate wet feet. Good luck...yg...See Morebellie
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