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Banana Tree

$29.99 / 3G


Item # 08998

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10" 3G

Botanical: Musa velutina
Common: Banana Tree
Extended Features: Musa basjoo, also known as Japanese banana, this beautiful tropical foliage has thick green stems with huge 6 foot long leaves. Yellow and orange flowers followed by small non-edible bananas emerge from the base of the leaves. Heavily mulch the clump in colder climates. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Musa basjoo Common Name: Japanese banana Features: Produces Fruit Bloom Time: Grown for Foliage Light Requirements: Full Sun Mature Plant Size: 12 - 18 feet Zone 7 - 10
How To Maintain: Water thoroughly about once a week. Keep up humidity. Put outdoors from May -September and feed with Peter's 20-20-20 every 2 weeks. Also feed slow-release Osmocote March 1st, May 1st, and July 1st. Spray with All-Season oil twice in September before bringing back inside for winter.
Interest: Hardy houseplant with leaves 2' long by 8" wide, can actually produce Bananas, Produces Frui
Bloom In: Grown for Foliage
Full Size: 4-5' x 3'
Growth: Slow
Exposure: Full Sun
Temperature: Warm - minimum 60* in winter
Hardiness: Zone 10-11
Humidity: Mist frequently
Water Use: Keep very moist at all times