Musa Cheeka

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  1. MangoMan

    MangoMan Active Member

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    Hey All,

    Just a quick question. I recently bought a musa cheeka from the local home improvement store. It has about 5-6 healthy leaves and about 3-4 leaves that are half brown and yellow and some green on them. Question is should I cut these leaves off and discard them now or wait til they are completely brown?
     
  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Cut now.
     
  3. kevind76

    kevind76 Active Member

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    First, would you be able to post a picture of your banana plant? I've never seen that one before.

    Second, Musas drop leaves naturally, and, as far as had been my experience, it is simply esthetics whether or not you cut now or when it is fully dead. For myself, I would wait until it is all dried up, unless there is a cultural reason for cutting it now that I am not aware of. I am by no means an expert, but that's just what I would do.
     

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