Musa Basjoo Going to bloom!!

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:43 pm

It looks like my Musa Basjoo plant is finally going to bloom. This will be the first time after many years in ground. Not bad for zone 5 in Canada. Will keep updated!!

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TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:58 am

That's great! Keep us posted.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:22 am

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:37 am

Awesome! Out here (zone 4) I've never got them to grow beyond 8' and stopped protecting. Might just be worth another try some day! Well done!

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:34 am

Awesome! I always think it looks like an ear of corn coming up the stalk.
I got three inflos this year. We had a ton of rain and the high temps, while warm, didn't fry any leaves. The bloom is bittersweet because that particular stalk will die, but you get the honor of saying you got to see a real banana bloom in your garden. How many people can say that? In zone 5 Cananda?

When's y'all's *gulp* first frost?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:38 am

KrisK,
can you share a photo of yours?

And the Sabal "Lou" while you're at it.

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:59 pm

You bet, Doc!

Give me a couple days to get off my work rotation.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:50 pm

I'll drink my

and wait.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:07 pm

First frost is suppose to be tonight. Have at least one more bloom maybe two. It is quite the jungle of leaves.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:03 pm

Awesome, never had that happen before. Only my musa velutina blooms here. Do you cut the trunks all the way to the ground?

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:45 pm

No the biggest ones are about 4 feet from ground.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:56 am

Thats really fun!

The earliest I had a bloom was beginning of July...
unfortunately they need 6 months of tropical weather
to mature properly outside..

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Mon Nov 02, 2015 1:48 pm

Yeah, I always cut mine all the way to the ground. May try to protect a couple trunks this winter.

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