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"J. Clarke" wrote:

Sheldon wrote:
On May 26, 8:16?pm, "Ed" wrote:
I have 2 dwarf banana trees about 2' tall. Both of them put out new
leaves like crazy. However after only a few days, the leaves crack,
and turn brown/black. Consequently, I am not getting any long-term
leaves.

The trees are outside right now. I am in Zone 6a (Kentucky). We
have
had lots of mid-70 days, but some nights in the mid to upper 40s.
I'm thinking this might be the problem. In just the past few days,
the weather seems to have stabalized and actually hit the warmer
Spring temps. Now we're in to upper 70 days and mid-60 nights.

Any thoughts?

Bananas don't grow on trees.

So what do they grow on?

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They grow on a stalk, that is the size of a small tree, that withers
and collapses when the plant goes dormant after harvest. My brother gets
minimal results in zone 10b. I'll see if I can't get his advice, but
just off hand it sounds like you need a green house or a tent.
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