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Is my banana plant sick?

Ashley S

By Ashley S
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Ashley S

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Hi all! I just bought 3 new banana plants (red leaf, Musa Basjoo, and Dwarf Cavendish). This is what I noticed. Some dark spots, some black around the trunk, etc. Is this fungus, damage, stress? I just got them last week. Help!

 

 

 

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Chester B Grand Master

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Nothing wrong here.  Plants never look perfect, especially bananas.

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Ashley S Contributor

Ashley S

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Really? Woohoo! Thank you so much for the response. 

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happypalms Grand Master

happypalms

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@Chester B has it covered, nothing wrong with that one. Bananas like to eat a lot of organic matter so mulch away.

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Ashley S Contributor

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My 2nd dwarf cavendish came in the mail yesterday. It's beautiful! I've been going back and forth in my head trying to finalize the spot where I will plant it. I have killer sun and heat in the afternoon. I understand that it can scorch in the triple digit blazes. There is a large pepper tree giving lots of shade during the day just to the side of where I plan to plant it. It's heavy shade at some points of the day. I'm thinking about pruning that tree a bit so that the sunlight is more dappled. I'm stuck trying to find the balance of heat protection and still achieving enough sun.

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