How To Plant A Banana Shrub

Where to plant bananas Banana planted with other tropical plants Grow Musa in full sun to partial shade in fertile moist but well-drained soil in a sheltered spot. It can be easily propagated by seed sown in autumn softwood cuttings in early summer or semi-ripe cuttings in mid or late summer.

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Grant Certified Urban Agriculturist Banana shrub is a tropical to subtropical elegant tree to bush.

How to plant a banana shrub. Like other shrubs banana shrub should be planted so that the soil line of the plant is slightly higher than the surrounding soil. Water your plant thoroughly but only when the soil is dry. The banana shrub originated in China and slowly made its way to America.

Slow growing to 6 to 10 ft. Your banana tree will do best in soil with a pH of 56 - 65. One of my books says use 3000 ppm IBA-quick dip liquid rooting hormone with high rate of rooting from May to December.

This plant can grow up to 20 feet but are such slow growers you hardly see any more than 10-12 tall. Water the shrubs regularly after planting but once they are established they are drought tolerant plants. Average Size at Maturity.

Ive been wanting to do cuttings of my plant but am hesitant. Id imagine bottom heat high humidity extra light make a difference. Plant your banana shrub in well-draining sandy soil that is slightly acidic.

Fertilize every 2-3 weeks with a high-potassium liquid fertilizer diluted by half while plant is growing. It will grow either way. Growing Tips This plant will be tolerant of drought once the roots have had a chance to properly establish deep in the ground.

Start your tree off in a 6 inch 15 cm or 8 inch 20 cm pot with a drainage hole. Growin Beautiful BC Zone 8b Dec 21 2005. Plant banana shrub in moist well-drained sandy soil that has been enriched with organic matter such as well-decomposed compost.

Its scent rivals the highly fragrant Plumeria used in Hawaiian leis. How To Grow Banana Shrubs By Bonnie L. Plants grown in the sun will have a shorter tighter form and the leaves will be more yellowish green.

To keep the plant happy maintain a temperature between 68-85ºF and keep the humidity high. It is an evergreen with small waxy leaves. It should be planted so the soil line in its nursery pot is slightly higher than the surrounding soil level.

Use a hose or watering can. Or grow in a large container that you can move indoors during the winter months. Be aware that NO part of the plant is edible.

They can be good choice for the coastal regions as they are slightly salt tolerant. The fragrance of its flowers resembling the scent of bananas led to its common name banana shrub. It prefers a slightly acidic well-drained sandy soil that has been enriched with organic material.

Apparently in China they can grow to be large plants. To grow a banana plant indoors place it in a well-draining pot filled with a well-draining slightly-acidic potting mix. Step By Step Guide To Planting Shrubs Step 1.

Also let the shrub sit in a bucket of water for 15 minutes or so to soak the rootball. Before planting the shrub in your garden make sure its thoroughly watered. Banana shrub will grow in either sun or light shade.

Planting and Care. Named because of its banana-like scent it can be identified as a magnolia by the small magnolia-like flowers that clothe the stems when the shrub is in bloom. 4 Choose a deep pot with adequate drainage.

If youre planting banana shrubs for their floral scent locate them near a patio walkway house windows or garden retreat to make the most of their fragrance. Banana shrubs grow well from USDA zones 7b to 9 10 which covers all of SC except for the mountains in the Upstate. It was known as banana shrub or port wine magnolia.

The banana shrub is a member of the Magnoliaceae Magnolia family. All season heaviest in spring. As with most shrub species the banana shrub should be planted.

The small magnolia like flowers open up in early spring. Soil that has been mixed with organic matter is ideal. Planting A Banana Shrub.

Introduced into this country in 1789 this Chinese native grows into a large shrub or small tree up to 20 feet tall. Good drainage which lets oxygen more easily reach the root zone is so important to this shrub. Most people will prune it to be a small tree while others might hedge it to have it as a large shrub.

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