Banana query

My musa bajoo which has been in the garden for about 5 years now has been cut back to the ground by frost this winter. (The first time I chanced it without protection and we have the worst one for years. Typical!)
The centre of the stumps appear to be solid still, so what are the chances of it re-sprouting? There is no apparent growth at the moment.

Many thanks. GF.

 

I`ve lost 4 of 7 x 4ft stems from my basjoo this winter. The good news is I have 10 baby stems through the ground. So a bit of patience.:thumb:

 

All mine have been cut to the ground also gf.

I'm expecting them to come back from new suckers but I think we will need a good few warm days to get things moving.

I dug out the roots of one clump yesterday and it was hard and white inside which I think is a good sign.

 

White is good Pete, brown is bonfire fodder.:thumb:

 

Mine are shooting from the remaining foot above ground.

HTH

 

Excuse ignorant question: do you get Bananas off them in the UK?

 

It is possible Kristen here's one guy that did it in his home,
Bananas bear fruit in UK

Debbie on 08 Nov 2008 09:32 pm

Read this amazing story published in the Independent yesterday :
By James Woodward
Friday, 7 November 2008
A plant enthusiast has shaken the horticultural world after successfully growing dozens of bananas in a British domstic property for what is believed to be the first time, Mike Hilliard, 64 bought three musa japonica plants two years ago to provide shade at his energy-efficient home, Tranquility, in Stroud, Gloucestershire.



But despite being told they would not bear fruit, the property development managing director can now gaze up at 16ft (five metres) of growth bearing more than 70 bananas. Mr Hillard, who has grown plants since he was 11, was surprised when the plants flowered and and stunned when they then produced four “hands” of fruit, each holding about 18 bananas.

 

Yes small ones outside, without the sustained heat.

Mine....

 

"16ft (five metres) of growth"

Housing that might be a bit of a challenge!

 

I was just going to say, has BM not got Banana's, I know he has Flowers, and there you go, He Posted.. Great Stuff BM

 

:gnthb:

 

I think the quick answer kristen is , NO.

Basjoo, (probably the hardiest), if it did pollinate and fruit would be full of big seeds and probably dry.
If anyone gets seed from a basjoo in the UK I'm told it will be a first.

As to the edible fruiting types they are far too tender to grow outside in the UK.:(

 

Reading a few articles today I drew the same conclusion, thanks.

I'm under the gun to grow some "more exotic things" this year though ...
... going to do Kiwi and try to get some Pineapples going (will be 2 or 3 years before they bear fruit though), and perhaps some more hard Lemons and Oranges.

What else?

 

Well I have a couple of three year old pineapples, was hoping for fruit this year but I find they start to flower around Jan if they are going to, so no go this year.

Are you looking for edibles or just ornamentals?

 

Definitely Edibles. That's my "Charter"