A banana tree needs optimal conditions indoors or outdoors to thrive.

Only prune the old leaves when they brown.

Apr 16, Those are male flowers falling off, and will never make bananas. Bananas do not need to be pollinated, otherwise you would have seeds in your bananas, and a lot less teeth if you tried to eat them. To get more fruit from the next stem start feeding your banana mat high potassium fertilizer.

Aug 19, Banana tree needs warm climate, 10 to 15 months of frost-free weather. If not, the plant may not flower and there may not be any fruit. The plant stops growing when the temperature of the soil dips below 15°C (60°F). Fruits grow best when the temperature is around 30°C (85°F). Dec 14, Before producing fruit, a banana plant produces a single large flower stalk. As the fruit develops, if the flower is cut off too early or in the wrong spot, you could lose the banana crop all.

Jul 30, Showy flowers appear typically in the spring, giving way to the fleshy, elongated, green or yellow fruit. No matter the size of your yard or home, there is a banana tree to fit.

Bananas should not be planted in flood-prone areas.

While most species grow best in warm climates, there also are somewhat cold-hardy banana treegrind.barcal Name: Musa spp. To grow a banana plant inside, first of all you will need a pot, large and deep enough to accommodate its roots. The soil should be fertile with pH levels between to 7, and also well-drained. Like outdoor banana plants, an indoor plant also requires bright sunlight for about 12 hours.

So, keep it in a place that receives enough sunlight. Oct 03, Red banana plants are a popular choice for containers because they tend to be smaller. If you have a red banana that’s a manageable size, bring it inside before autumn temperatures start to drop and place it in as bright a window as you can find and water it regularly.

Even with good treatment, the plant will probably decline. It should survive until spring, though. Overwintering a Banana Tree. Sungai Petani is a town in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. Sungai Petani is Kedah's largest town and is located about 55 km south of Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah, and 33 km northeast of George Town, the capital city of the neighbouring state of Penang.