I don't have any, but my cousin called to ask what to do about all the frozen leaves. Hers are about 20 feet tall in Houston. She wants to know if the leaves will come back down low as the trees will become nothing but big canopy without some lower leaves.
Thanks so much...
Banana trees
Now would be the time to whack them to about 6" from the ground and watch them grow. I'm assuming she's growing musa basjoo aka hardy banana. Leaves won't grow in the lower part of trunk, however, young, short pups will provide lower leaves. And my, do they pup!
Hi Vossner, you just saved my life!!!! she wants me to email her back the answer.....I will just copy and paste your answer.....how long does it take for them to come back.....they provide the only shade in their 2 story townhome for privacy for hot tub......
gail....i still have your geranium...maybe after all my kids and grands leave after this weekend, I will have time to play catch up on mailings....I will send you a picture of what I did with mine last night....before I knew the camera settings were all messed up....have to have the computer tech over this evening to set the camera right before the gang hits town!!!! These are 3 of the bicolored ones.....
mine are already peeking out and if our slightly above average temps in houston continue, hers will peek out almost immediately. I cut mine in early Jan because I can't stand the dead-looking leaves/trunk, but I've read that some people who have done that have not had their nanas come back. March 1 is totally, perfectly safe to whack them.