its gone bananas lol

Hi sarraceniac the plant in the pic mate isnt a musa its ensete maralia {spelling}lol When you say red basjoo do you mean musa sikkimensis?Iv never heard of a red basjoo....daz

 

Just google musa basjoo red daz. Loads of info.

 

Sorry can't find ensete mariala. Banana species are very complex aren't they? :confused: :confused:

 

sarraceniac try doing a goole on this {spelt correct i think lol}Ensete maurelii.Im just gunner do a google on the red basjoo..daz

 

Pete, if he lifts it before it is dormant it needs to be full of water, if it`s an ensete and he waits until full dormancy I think he will lose it. David

 

David, it's a ventricosum. Daz. I don't think you have a cat in hell's chance of keeping it through winter. If I am wrong I will buy you a pint mate.

 

No mate its defenatly maralii.Well i think so!!!!!! mmmmmmmmmm ****** it we will have a beer anyway mate lol.Bye the way i love scarborough

 

I'd guess it as Maurelii, looks the same as mine.
Ensete ventricosum "Maurelii" along with other names. :D

No, David I wasn't suggesting that it be left in the ground until completely dormant, just that after potting up I would be careful not to keep the root ball too wet. I envisage a lot of roots being severed during the lifting and the cut roots will be susceptable to rot.
I think BM put a link up some time ago from a US site, they were uprooting large plants, cutting off all the leaves and most of the root and storing the stems for winter under the house.
Then apparently regrowing them the following year.

 

John the red basjoo looks interesting, not seen it before, could it be a US import only just getting going over here?

First signs dont look good regarding hardiness.

 

Hi pete yea i saw that thread on the bananas being stored bare rooted totaly dry under the house.I wander if anyone in uk have ever tryed this method?Al the best mate...daz

 

I put the link on Pete here it is again,
http://bananas.org/showthread.php?t=310

 

"A new form of the hardy Banana which has beautiful red stems and leaf stalks. Otherwise should grow as for the normal form."

A lot of the reports say it (Basjooo red) is just as hardy as normal. Apparently its true name is M.B. rubra. Try bottom of the page at The R.H.S.:-

M.B. rubra

 

Hi Guys

I had a beautiful Ensettee Maurellii a couple of years ago. I overwintered in the car port (dry and frost free all covered up)as the greenhouse was out of order, but I still lost it. We are very mild down here, so I would not recommend leaving it out even if it is insluated. But, yes it really does depend on your micro-climate.

 

Thanks for finding that Walnut.

Its interesting, wether it would work here or not is the question.
I dont think I could store them under my house, but maybe a shed would be as good.
I do think the secret of overwintering is in avoiding rot, I know many are really tender and stand no chance, but the borderline ones, should be OK in a "normal" winter.
No plant that contains that amount of water is going to withstand freezing, in most cases when the stem survives the winter its due to the older outer leaf stems protecting the new inner ones from freezing, simple insulation.
The plant, basjoo or whatever is not really hardy.