how do you keep banana tree from freezing?

Question

it may freeze tonight and i dont want my tree to freeze too. i want to get bananas but have been told i can only get them if the tree is over 2 years old.it's a pretty good size i guess but not huge,its tall. thanx.

Answer 1

Cover with a heavy cloth. Bed spreads will work, or 2 layers of sheats. Put a 100 watt bulb under the covers or a small electric heater. In the morning remove the cover before the sun gets too hot. Do NOT use plastic it will not work. Have saved several plants over the years during a cold snap.

Answer 2

I have banana trees,and they come through the winter just fine ever year.My plants have bananas ever year.But they only do that 1 time and die.A plant usually grows 1 year,and the second year they fruit.Mine are about 10 feet tall now.

Answer 3

I live in The North East of England and had a Nana tree for a few years I used to wrap it with bubble wrap in the Autumn and put straw around the base just to stop the ground frost slipping in. Worked well but then it unfortunately succumbed to divorce proceedings and by the time I got back in with the kids (I must say) her frosty tangs had got to it. LOL ( but we all survived please to say.)

Single dad with 2 teenager kids (and bloody happy)

Answer 4

I have a neighbor here in New england with one that is over ten years old. He keeps its pot on a wagon and drags it inside when the weather gets cold. I don't think wrapping something around it (burlap or a carpet) will work. It is way too sensitive to cold (and the leaves are very vulnerable to shredding).

Answer 5

well truth be known if you don't have it in a pot so you can bring it back and fourth from inside to outside you really cant keep it from dying back.but long as the ground were you are at don't get below -10 degrees C. Just mulch it and it will come back ever year.Remember the prime temp for them is 70 to 90 degrees

Answer 6

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Answer 7

yup, you'll have to move it in since it is a tropical. Get it in the best lighted windo you have, or buy grow lights, or better yet, do both for the winter.

Answer 8

Hug them and don't slip on them in the process.