Finally got my banana out!!!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:36 pm

OK get your minds out of the gutter people....I just finally uncovered my front yard musas...thought they were a loss after this coldest winter in 20 years in NJ,,but i think they survived even though it is the lowest i have ever had to cut back....

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:04 pm

Mike, glad to see you back.
Thought you were stuck in a snowbank.

Your 17C oughta get them showing green in a day or two.

Thankfully they made it.
So did you.

The winter of hell.

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:03 pm

Thanks Barb....Glad to be back.....worst winter ever for us! ugh!!!! warmer here finally

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:25 am

Our coldest winter in 20 years too here

...we ve had a bit less snow than usual...but the cold was insane this winter

...will uncover palms in the next 2 weeks and will see

..

Ben

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:03 am

They're doing fine still at home pushing out leaves, now the ones down here at the beach place are slower to come back probably because they are a lot younger and smaller than the ones at home....

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:13 am

Those look solid-

mine are mush well below the soil line.....

andym · Post by **andym** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:16 pm

hey Mike... looks like I've got a head start on you

Mine stayed evergreen this year Even a Musa Sikkimensis remained unscathed

First opened leaf on the Musa Sikkimensis

I've a hunch yours will be taller by the end of the season

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:28 pm

Nice to see the musas coming back, what do you do to protect the trunk? I always cut mine to the ground and never protect them. I have about 14 little ones coming up, but old ones never come back.

I dug my musa sikkimensis for the winter and good thing. I have actually lost a musella lasiocarpa and muse velutina. I do have a baby musella and thai black.