r/BananaTree

I can’t believe this!!! After six years, baby bananas!!!!! In Southern Indiana, not sure if they will have time to ripen before the first frost.

I just bought this Musa ‘Nono’ Pink Variegated Banana plant from Lowe’s a couple of weeks ago. What are the chances of it actually producing bananas? Has anyone had any luck with that? I obviously love the plant the way it is, and won’t care if it produces or not, just curious on other people’s experiences!

I’ve had this little tree for 3 weeks now and 2 of the 3 leaves have died and fallen off. I ordered it by mail and when it arrived it seemed to be in pretty good health and condition considering it was handled and in a box for 3 days. The first pic is the day I got it. The second pic is today.

I’m trying to not water it too much and let the soil dry out in between. The last leaf seems sturdy, but I don’t see any new growth happening.

The soil is from a banana tree I used to have that eventually died (overwatering), but I plan on changing it to fresh soil - https://www.lowes.com/pd/Miracle-Gro-MIRACLE-GRO-TROPICAL-POT-MIX/5016534091 is this a good choice?
My apartment is bright, but there’s no direct sunlight.

Please help me keep this bb alive!

I can’t believe there’s a subreddit for this!

Rajapuri began to flower. Planted in April. I was surprised by its size, much larger than my Namwah. For comparison I have a flower from a Dwarf Cavendish. I'll be adding potassium sulfate to help it along.

New to banana plants but really want to get the most I can out of it. 2 questions… I’m assuming these are pups on my red trunk banana(musa popoulu). I want to give one to my mother in law or possibly start a whole new plant. What is the best way to go about it? 2nd question… is this a real blue Java or did I get hosed? I got it from wellspring gardens. 1st two are the red trunk. Last pic is the blue Java

The last frost date for my area is April 15th. The first frost is usually around November 1st. Right before the first Fall frost, I dig and separate the largest trees for storage. I then remove all leaves from the psuedostem. I wrap the root ball with a plastic bag and store the tree in my crawlspace. During Spring, after the last frost, I replant the tree which will regrow new leaves, flower and fruit before the fall frost. The fruit does not have enough time to ripen before frost so I cut and ripen it in my garage.

“They’re never going to fruit with stunted growth” same pots in all pictures, puts it into perspective