About 5 years ago, I planted some bananas in my yard. I love them but they are taking over. I suspect that choppuing them down will not get rid of them. How can I get rid of them?
2006-12-03 08:34:32 · 8 answers · asked by Just Me 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
To get rid of plants/trees, you have to uproot them...
2006-12-03 08:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why would you want to !?? i live in north Queensland where cyclone ( equivalent to your tornado's ) Larry positively decimated close on 92 % of Australia's banana plantations --- sure they are recovering and we will soon have bananas on the shelf of shops at a price we can afford . but the very thought that someone would want to be rid of such a staple enjoyable fruit , is beggars belief !
the banana as a fruit and a plant is headed for a grim future ( particularly if people like you want to chop them down and be rid of them ) because they have the " unique " situation of not growing from seed --- because they can't --- they will in time become the fruit world 's "dinosaur " --- and become extinct .
but if this wonderful , nourishing , healthy piece of fruit is troubling you so much you need to be rid of it then my advice is you cut the suckers to near ground level and take a core out of the centre ( as you would an apple ) and pour a couple of teaspoons of kerosene into the hollow section you have cored out .
shame on you !!
2006-12-04 00:06:24 · answer #2 · answered by bill g 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They send out saplings from the base. You should cut the saplings off. You need to dig deep into the roots and take some of the root with the sapling. This will also allow that plant to be able to be planted separately. If you always cut them off, the banana tree does not spread. If you want you can cut off the saplings and send them to me :) ...seriously though you could ( I could use some more).
2006-12-03 12:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bananas don't grow on trees, the plants have a non-woody stem.
Why not keep them and get a pet monkey instead? I'm sure it will feel right at home.
2006-12-03 08:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
banana trees are actually an herb according to botanist. chop em down and get all the stock and they will die. but remember they are very valuable plants for decorating. also in the near future the world may not have bananas as they are very easy to kill off. its americas favorite fruit
2006-12-03 08:59:58 · answer #5 · answered by dude_port 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Banana plants grow from rhizomes/bulbs so your best bet is to dig them up and dispose of them. Otherwise, they'll just continue sending shoots up if all you're doing is cutting from the surface.
2006-12-03 14:22:50 · answer #6 · answered by Wizard's Living Grimoire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick off all of the banana's, go to a Hanna Montana concert, give her the banana's, if she likes them tell her that you have alot of banana treess and she could have all of them!
2006-12-03 08:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by Danielle C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer them for FREE in a free want ad. Our paper has give aways with no charge. People always want things that are free.
2006-12-03 14:05:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋