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Hi everyone I am new here and this is my first post. I was wondering if someone could ID this banana plant for me? Is it a musa basjoo? I bought it at a local convience store next to my house and I thought I'd take a chance and hope its a basjoo. Thanks for your help in advance!

yes, it looks like Musa Basjoo for me

Looks like my banana that is not Basjoo I assume

Welcome! No reason to think it is not basjoo. it likely is.

Welcome aboard aurelius...a nice looking musa there!

Barb

Hmmm...Loks like a banana plant to me! Hello again everyone....Hope all is well.....It does look like a musa to me though int he end....
mike

Thank you everyone for your help and replies. I didn't realize how fast basjoos (or perhaps its banana plants in general) grow. That picture is from a few weeks ago and it has grown about 4 inches taller and there are 6 pups growing as well, 2 of them about 6 inches already! Thanks again to all those who replied much appreciated!

aurelius wrote:Thank you everyone for your help and replies. I didn't realize how fast basjoos (or perhaps its banana plants in general) grow. That picture is from a few weeks ago and it has grown about 4 inches taller and there are 6 pups growing as well, 2 of them about 6 inches already! Thanks again to all those who replied much appreciated!

Just wait, they get huge under the right conditions. Are you going to keep it in the ground overwinter?

sidpook wrote:

aurelius wrote:Thank you everyone for your help and replies. I didn't realize how fast basjoos (or perhaps its banana plants in general) grow. That picture is from a few weeks ago and it has grown about 4 inches taller and there are 6 pups growing as well, 2 of them about 6 inches already! Thanks again to all those who replied much appreciated!

Just wait, they get huge under the right conditions. Are you going to keep it in the ground overwinter?

I am going to keep it in the ground for the winter (with some winter protection of course). Hope it survives. It's a beautiful plant!

aurelius wrote:

sidpook wrote:

aurelius wrote:Thank you everyone for your help and replies. I didn't realize how fast basjoos (or perhaps its banana plants in general) grow. That picture is from a few weeks ago and it has grown about 4 inches taller and there are 6 pups growing as well, 2 of them about 6 inches already! Thanks again to all those who replied much appreciated!

Just wait, they get huge under the right conditions. Are you going to keep it in the ground overwinter?

I am going to keep it in the ground for the winter (with some winter protection of course). Hope it survives. It's a beautiful plant!

What zone are you, where do you live?? I'm 7a (Southern New Jersey) and do protect with great success, esp this past winter.

sidpook wrote:

aurelius wrote:

sidpook wrote: Just wait, they get huge under the right conditions. Are you going to keep it in the ground overwinter?

I am going to keep it in the ground for the winter (with some winter protection of course). Hope it survives. It's a beautiful plant!

What zone are you, where do you live?? I'm 7a (Southern New Jersey) and do protect with great success, esp this past winter.

I live near Toronto, Canada. I'm a zone 5b-6a. I plan on cutting the trunk (not sure if that is the correct term for a banana plant) to 3 ft or so and then i'm going to mulch heavily to just over the top of the trunk with a tarp on top. What do you do?

Well, I cut mine t about hip high, build a cage of chicken wire around them with top open, mulch with oak leaves and cover qith a grill cover. On warm days and nights like his past winter I lift off the grill cover to get air and sun. Most times I just left the top off anyway since it was so warm this year. I also put a christmas present box over top of the front ones to keep them looking "holidy-like" for the holiday seasons.....I thinka s long as they stay dry they will do well....Mine have come back with a vengeance the past few years.

sidpook wrote:Well, I cut mine t about hip high, build a cage of chicken wire around them with top open, mulch with oak leaves and cover qith a grill cover. On warm days and nights like his past winter I lift off the grill cover to get air and sun. Most times I just left the top off anyway since it was so warm this year. I also put a christmas present box over top of the front ones to keep them looking "holidy-like" for the holiday seasons.....I thinka s long as they stay dry they will do well....Mine have come back with a vengeance the past few years.

Very similar to the plan that I had in mind. Thanks for telling me your first hand experience with them!

aurelius wrote:

sidpook wrote:Well, I cut mine t about hip high, build a cage of chicken wire around them with top open, mulch with oak leaves and cover qith a grill cover. On warm days and nights like his past winter I lift off the grill cover to get air and sun. Most times I just left the top off anyway since it was so warm this year. I also put a christmas present box over top of the front ones to keep them looking "holidy-like" for the holiday seasons.....I thinka s long as they stay dry they will do well....Mine have come back with a vengeance the past few years.

Very similar to the plan that I had in mind. Thanks for telling me your first hand experience with them!

Sure, you're welcome.

Here are 2 pics of bananas recently

Front yard (2 years in ground)


Back Yard (3 years in ground)

I absolutely love that backyard pic, Mike, with the quaint garden shed.
Makes me smile every time I see it.

Barb

That is impressive Mike! Hope I can get mine that big some day!

lucky1 wrote:I absolutely love that backyard pic, Mike, with the quaint garden shed.
Makes me smile every time I see it.

Barb

Hey Barb, Glad to hear from ya. I have been wandering around the east coast for the past 3 weeks, busy busy busy! Hope you are well!!!!

aurelius wrote:That is impressive Mike! Hope I can get mine that big some day!

Oh, they will, I never imagined mine would to be honest: I have been digging up pups and giving them away like crazy. They ar so prolific! Enjoy and keep us posted; good luck!

wandering around the east coast for the past 3 weeks

We'll have to give you a map...

Hope you're having fun, Mike.