I need some help from those knowledgeable about banana trees. I have a couple out back and one has shot up a sucker. I want to give it to a friend but am not sure the best way to go about it.

Can someone give me some advice?

I have posted your querey on another gardening forum and i await a reply from them!I will let you know
Do you know LT in Treasure beach? he makes amazing things from lignum vitae and he is also a gardener he would be able to tell you i am sure.his shop is after cut price charlies shop and before the convenience store going towards billys bay direction i have his number too,
(876)-831-6612 or 965-3941 Levon Livingston Taylor
He is a fantastic person and im positive he will be happy to advise you.
Could you tell him we were asking for him and tell him i have emailed him photos of some of his work he asked for.
I hope this helps
Kind Regards
Lisa and Mark

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I know LT. However, I'm not in JA at the moment...if I were I would have asked my farmer friends the question :-) Unfortunately, none of them have email...

I'm looking forward to any info your gardener post brings. Thanks

Hi Eric,
I spoke to LT today and he is going to check his email tomorrow so email him at ltisculpture@yahoo.com

Hi Eric,
(Hi Lisa,
I wouldn't take the sucker of the bannana if I were you. When the tree flowers and fruits the main stalk dies and the sucker provides the next flowering stalk.)
this is the only reply if have had so far!

I transplant my banana's frequently (or give them away) and all I do is dig out the baby banana and when I replant I keep it watered. It would help if there was some fertilizer like cow manure or chicken manure...but the banana's grow great as is.

Happy gardening

ciola:

How big should it be before I cut it off?

Does it need to shoot out its own roots, or will they grow once I cut it away from the parent?

I tried cutting another sucker off and it seemed to die pretty quickly.

Hi Eric,

I have a clump of bananas, so digging out a shoot for relocation or sharing is never a problem. Perhaps you are digging up a shoot that has not grown up enough...I would suggest waiting until the shoot has a good leaf, maybe a foot high. Dig deep to include the root. If the plant will be out of the ground for awhile, put it in a pot big enough to hold sufficient dirt and keep it watered. Hope this works for you.

Thanks for the advice. I'll give another shot and see what happens.

I lost all my banana trees in the
Great Bay flood of October 2005.
Too much wata.
Any tips on preventing this?
Thanks.Leonora.