I've had great luck doing it pretty much whenever. I've come to think of
banana trees as very easy to care for. I chop off their leaves when ever,
pull up their shoots where I don't want them, dig up big trees and give them
to friends. I know that they'll be back. Even when they all freeze to the
ground they shoot back up and are over 12-15' tall by the fall again with
children galore. I just pulled up more than 15, some more than 10' tall, a
gave them away to my friends.
Just go for it. They are incredibly resilient, as far as I've seen.
Chris


"Bob" wrote in message
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When is the best time to separate banana tree off-shoots from the mother
plant? In the winter when they're dormant or at other times of year?
Thanks.