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Overwintering A Borneo Giant

jurassicdaryl
16 years ago

How do I overwinter a borneo giant in zone 6a - Cincinnati, Ohio? I bought one from Brian's Botanicals in the early spring, potted it and finally planted it in the ground a month ago. Its finally starting to grow some but I don't expect it to get too big this year(?) unlike my other EEs that will be 7'. I've heard these can take a couple years...My "regular" EE's and up rights, I dig up and store the bulbs in a box in my basement. What should I do with the borneo? At some point, like next year, it will need to be in a location with more space... I have some other plants like musa basjoo that I cage & heavily mulch with pine needles for winter protection...I plan to do the same with my first windmill palm... this fall & probably cover that cage with plastic. Same approach???

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