I purchased them just off of Ebay. I think a made a point of buying from people that actually had photos of a tree and not a stock photo of a Korean Evodia. I sold most of the trees. The ones I kept did not make it. They did not like being root bound for one thing but the one I put in the ground grew great initially and I had it long enough for it to produce flowers but it started showing signs of some insect or disease in the fall of the first year it flowered. The following spring it had a lot of die back and it put out new shoots from the ground but then they also showed signs of disease. I moved it to another location where it eventually died. The ones I kept in a pot eventually died during the spring. I'm not sure what happened to them. Although not considered an evasive tree they are considered a problem because they are described as weak and are prone to limbs breaking and causing damage. I've seen videos of large trees in Eastern Europe so they seem hardy but for what ever reason they don't like Massachusetts. My bees really liked the flowers it produced so I was disappointed it did not make it.

@@NewEnglandgardeningdid you try them in separate containers? Could it have gotten root damage and not fully recovered? Thank You have you grown them again?

I don't have any banana plants now but from what I remember they did not get over 10 ft but I grew them in pots too. One year I had them in the ground and dug them up and dragged them into the cellar to try to keep them dormant until spring. I had bananas one year but the stem broke before they ripened. Your suppose to support the stem with a stick to prevent that from happening. It was a fun experiment. It still would be a great challenge to get bananas to grow here in zone 6b. Maybe someday.

@@NewEnglandgardening thank you sir for getting back to me. As old as this video is I wasn't sure if you would. I'm planning on getting into growing bananas here in Northwest Alabama this summer. I planning to build my greenhouse before next winter for the banana plants. I will be growing in pots as well so I can bring them outside in summer and back in for winter but I'm just trying to figure out how tall all these dwarf varieties get so I know how tall to make the greenhouse. Thanks again. Any additional advice on those points or info on other varieties that may work as well would be great. Thanks

Wouldn't they freeze if the soil freezes? I've never grown onions but I've seen the videos of people planting onion sets in the fall for next season. I thought they would freeze in my zone.

Merry Christmas to you too!

Usually in the late spring or early summer. I read once though that if you plant them later you have less of a problem with cucumber beetles which emerge in the early spring.

Thanks, I just read that you can use diluted Hydrogen Peroxide in water to kill the gnats and eggs in the soil.

No problem 👍​@@NewEnglandgardening

Oh thank you! It must have been in the mix of seeds I bought from Johnnyseeds so I did not know what it was.

It was a surprise for me because I had no idea it flowered.

@ same here! I told my mom who is a master gardener! She has had snake plants her whole life and had no idea they flowered either! We must be some lucky ducks!

Sorry, I do not keep orchids any more.

It's difficult to say without seeing it. It can turn yellow from over watering or pests or disease. You can always remove it from the soil to examine the condition of the bulb or corm. If it's soft and mushy it might be to late. I don't know if it's growing in the ground or it's in a pot or if it saw freezing temperatures. Bananas.org is a good source for information on growing bananas. You will find more information there. You can also post a picture and get some advice on what the problem might be.

It survived but this year I did not get any flowers or apricots. We had a mild winter last year and a late frost in the spring so I think that killed all the fruit buds. I only got one apple this year too. I have to learn how to prune it too because it has one tall straight leader that I need to cut back and open up the center of the tree. I also planted a Tilton apricot this spring which is growing.

I only have a Owari Satsuma tree now. Citrus is difficult to keep alive in cold climates. I just read that their roots need at least 78F to grow. People tend to over water and citrus hate cold wet roots. Satsumas are hardier than Kumquats. I've had my Satsuma in a clay pot for three years now without any leaf drop. I recently brought it indoors for the winter. I was thinking if I could take one of those small heat mats and wrap it in around the inside of the pot to provide heat to the roots.

@@NewEnglandgardening good info, thank you. I live in Staten Island (7a) and I purchased a brown select satsuma, meiwa kumquat, Meyers lemon and Sanguinelli blood orange this fall. I have them setup in my basement under 2 decent grow lights with a very light fan. I’m hoping once the spring comes they will start growing quickly once I put them outside in full sun. Now that I read your comment I will put my seeding heat mats under their pots when it starts getting colder this winter. I use citrus tree potting mix and added a small amount of compost, bone meal and worm castings to the surface, then I mulched around 3”. Any red flags you think of or advice based on that info? I only used ChatGPT and KZbin to find these varieties and care info 🤞

@@sciencesaves I'm in zone 6b. Good luck with your citrus. They can take drying out more that having constant cold wet roots so don't over water.

@@NewEnglandgardening thank you for the knowledge. Have you ever used those terracotta spikes in the soil, as a sort of olla? I just put those in and going to monitor how much the plant needs. I am going to need lots of luck haha

@@sciencesaves This is the first I have heard of those. I'll look into them.