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Cutting Back Banana Trees for Winter

How Low to Cut Banana Stalks in Winter

Asks cutting height for winter.

Answer

Nick: If no fruit expected, cut to just above ground. New pseudostem grows from cut center. Plant continues until fruit borne, then dies. New pups from corm perpetuate.

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