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giorgosgr.

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how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« on: May 28, 2020, 02:33:30 AM »
I was sent some small banana plants that began their journey May 4th and after contacting the post office they told me it wont arrive for at least 15 more days from today. Is there any chance they will be still alive? Has anyone of you had his shippment survive more than one month?

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2020, 09:38:58 AM »
As long as you are being shipped a corm and not a tissue cultured plant you should be fine. You also need to consider the temperatures the corm  is being exposed to. But this time of year I would thing is a good time to ship corms also.

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2020, 10:27:04 AM »
As long as you are being shipped a corm and not a tissue cultured plant you should be fine. You also need to consider the temperatures the corm  is being exposed to. But this time of year I would thing is a good time to ship corms also.

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thanks for the info! now i am more hopefull!

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2020, 10:51:50 AM »
This is an excellent time to ship corms, but if they are sent too wet, they may rot midway.
It's better if they dry out than if they start rotting, I had many corms start rotting and unable to stop the rot.

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2020, 12:58:12 PM »
This is an excellent time to ship corms, but if they are sent too wet, they may rot midway.
It's better if they dry out than if they start rotting, I had many corms start rotting and unable to stop the rot.

I hope the sender new what he was doing!
Yes it is the perfect time but due to covid19 it is the worst time (because of delayed shipping).
Probably i will have to wait until next May for ordering any other subtropical trees  :(

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2020, 06:53:22 AM »
My dwarf brazilian and black pitanga just arrived!!! After one month and 20 days during the summer in a pretty much destroyed box.
Here they are (i repoted them)







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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2020, 07:36:51 AM »
Are those plants from the italian nursery?
Didnt see that they sell black pitangas.

I would place a bet that they'll make it, with some initial care.

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Re: how long can banana plants survive shipping?
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2020, 08:01:30 AM »
Are those plants from the italian nursery?
Didnt see that they sell black pitangas.

I would place a bet that they'll make it, with some initial care.

No, the italian has only red pitanga that i already have. These are from portugal.