Hello,
I live in a suburb north of Seattle, and this year I planted three hardy
banana trees in a container that's now on my deck. The plants do really
well in this climate, and will survive in winter down to 10 degree F.
They
freeze to the ground, but come back each year. They won't bear fruit
except
in very warm, long, summers. Well, this is my first experience with this
species, and there are about a dozen shoots popping up from around the
base
of each plant. These, I think, are called pups, and I'd like to know if
it's best to cut these off or just leave them alone. Also, what causes
these shoots to form? I'd imagine it's in response to confinment within a
relatively small container (rather than being in the ground), but I can't
be
certain.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Best regards,
Brian and Mary
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