Musa basjoo Care

Moderate watering is enough for the plant, but you need to water often, especially in summer. Do it 3 or even 4 times a week during the months when temperatures are high and once or twice a week for the rest of the year.

With the onset of the first frosts (from the end of October to mid-November), cut off the upper part of the plant to the level of the soil. Next, carefully insulate the space around the root with fallen leaves or straw.

Feed your Japanese banana tree throughout the spring and summer. To do this, use organic fertilizers, for example, compost or earthworm humus. You can also choose other fertilizers: universal or specific for green plants.

Banana loves direct sun, although it also grows well in moderate shading.

The Japanese banana tree grows in fertile, well-drained soils that are also always or almost always moist. If you are going to have it in a pot, simply fill it with a universal substrate for plants.

Propagation of the Japanese banana can be done only vegetatively by the pieces of rhizomes that are taken in spring.

The plant remains intact if the temperature does not fall below 27 ºF (-3 ºC), but the rhizome can withstand up to 5 ºF (-15 ºC).

Musa basjoo has a well-developed root system. Space is necessary for the plant due to its large size and tillering.

This plant provides for the textile production of banana cloth in Japan, and its inedible fruits have many uses in Chinese traditional medicine.