Minimum temperature | -20°C |
Position | Light shade / sun / may also be in full sun |
Watering | Give lots of water |
Comes from | Himalayas |
Soil type | Mediterranean nutrient soil |
Full soil | Yes if properly protected |
Tub plant | Yes |
Flowering period | N/A |
Growth rate | Very fast |
A plant enhances the atmosphere much more and becomes more beautiful with a decorative pot that matches both the plant and its space. The recommended diameter of a pot for this Musa basjoo is 53 - 90 cm. This is not only an eye-pleasing proportion, but also makes caring for the plant more easy.
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All interesting and necessary information about the Musa basjoo is found in our encyclopedia
Some (to all) leaves may be removed for transport. Despite the care of packing, it is possible that a leaf may break off during transport. This is not a problem, you can just cut it off and a new one will grow very quickly.
This plant needs to be watered regularly. During sunny periods, we recommend watering every day. During less sunny periods we recommend 1 time every 3 days, unless it has been raining. The Musa Basjoo consists for 80% of water. We therefore recommend that you keep the root ball moist.
The Musa Basjoo banana plant needs a place with lots of light in order to grow quickly. However, it can also be placed in a spot with a lot of shade, only then it will grow a bit slower.
Nutrition is very important for plants. We recommend that you provide this plant with a good nutritional basis by using high quality Mediterranean soil. We also recommend to add extra nutrients to the soil by means of Mediterranean nutrition tablets, which you simply press into the soil next to the plant. This ensures the provision of all necessary nutrients. The plant will then also retain its dark green leaf color.
The leaves can be cut off at the stem.
Yes it is! The Musa basjoo is fully hardy, but that only applies to the trunk. The roots should remain under the ground, because there it freezes little or not at all. Above ground, the trunk remains standing which can withstand the cold. The leaves should be removed before the frost period. Then in the spring new larger leaves will appear very quickly!
The Musa basjoo can tolerate the cold up to a wind chill of 18 degrees below zero (depending on how much wind there is). Below that it needs to be protected.
You can find all about the care of the Musa basjoo in our comprehensive encyclopedia article
When the cold gets below -18 degrees, protection is necessary for the survival of a Musa basjoo. You do this by wrapping fleece (a good breathable thin cloth) around the leafy crown to block the wind. If the Musa basjoo is in the full ground, then no protection for the root ball is needed. But if it is in an uninsulated pot, then the root ball should also be protected. This is done by wrapping bubble wrap (or other insulating material) around the pot. So that the wind has no influence through the edge of the pot.
When the Musa basjoo is outside, it needs little water during the winters, almost none. But during the hot days of summer, it needs to be watered every day, sometimes as much as 2x on the very hottest days. In between, it can be once every 2-4 days, depending on the temperature. You can feel this on the soil. If the soil is reasonably moist, then the banana plant still has enough water.
A Musa basjoo likes good nutrient soil. For example, you can pamper the root ball with a bag of Florentus Mediterranean Nutrient Soil, specially developed for Mediterranean plants like the Musa basjoo.
For a Musa basjoo, it is a natural thing for leaves to become dry and die. You can simply cut them off close to the stem. The banana plant is not affected by this. It is also often recommended to cut off the leaves before winter, so the energy does not go there anymore to grow, because the new year new leaves will appear.
The Musa basjoo can withstand the hot sun well, so in the summer it doesn't need to be put inside. It can also withstand rain well, so in the fall and spring and rainy days of summer, it doesn't need to go inside either. But, at -18 frost (so really by exception in the Netherlands) he gets it hard. Then he needs to be protected, or taken to a warmer place.
For propagating the Musa basjoo, please refer to our comprehensive encyclopedia article which explains everything.
It could be that the Musa basjoo is not getting enough water during the growing season, but it is also a natural thing for leaves to become barren. Some leaves have simply reached their age and then die. The leaves can be removed with scissors, or by hand.
The Musa basjoo is non-toxic, so it can be placed just fine in an environment with cats/dogs.
To this question we have a very simple answer. Teeninga Palms is a specialist in the field of hardy Mediterranean plants and trees, and offers them for the lowest price and the highest quality, so the choice is easy!
Our plant sizes are determined by measuring the smallest plants up until the largest in a field with hundreds of plants. Because a plant is a natural product, it's possible a plant is a little smaller than the mentioned minimum size.
This deviation is 10cm maximum. In our guidelines we keep a margin of max. 10cm regarding the minimum size.
Note: when you order a plant that doesn't stay green in the winter, it's probably (when ordered during the winter months or the beginning spring season) smaller than the minimum size. This is not a problem in any case, because the plant will grow new branches or leaves and the minimum height will be reached within a short period. Your order will have the right size within a short time.
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