Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Banana Pup? When and How?, 1 by BetsyJ

BetsyJ wrote:
I've browsed through the previous posting about Bananas but would like to ask a question:

I rescued this "Dwarf Banana Tree" from a local greenhouse about a month ago. It was sad, and in a very SMALL pot with roots exposed. Brought it home, immediately potted it up to a bigger pot with lots of fresh potting medium (50/50 potting medium and perlite), watered it, and have kept it out on my patio - which gets mostly filtered light with maybe an hour of bright afternoon sun.

Anyways - - this thing has rewarded me with about four HUGE subtle succulent new leaves......
.....................AND A PUP! So when and how do I go about separating it?

What about the leaves.....will they split and "fray" like many of the pictures of Banana trees I see in PlantFiles?

In advance, thanks for any/all info! BETSY