My wife and I have had banana trees/plants for years. We pot them and put
them inside during the winter. We either put them in front of a window that
gets lots of sun, or down stairs in a room with an overhead light and give
them 12 hours of light a day.

My brother in law digs his before the fall, cuts the leaves off but leaves
the a"trunk" and brings them in for the winter. Then he replants them in
the spring. They cant stand very cold weather.

Dwayne




"Phil Long" wrote in message
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I have a banana plant grown from seed that is now about 7ft tall. Over
the
summer it grew well producing several large leaves. It now appears to
have
stopped growing and looks rather unsightly with a bare stem and three
yellowing leaves at the top. It is presently in a heated conservatory but
I
am considering hiding it away in the greenhouse and hoping it will survive
the winter.

I have been told that I could cut the stem at the base and new growth will
appear next spring. This seems rather too good to be true! Does anyone
have any experience of this? Also would it survive if it was planted
outside? I live in the Midlands.

Phil