How to propagate Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' by division

Trying cinnamon

At this point I decided to do one more experiment. I have been reading about the use of cinnamon in fungal prevention and even as a rooting hormone and decided to give it a try.

I test using cinnamon in two parts - www.dearplants.com — I test using cinnamon in two parts

I applied cinnamon in 2 parts, and left the other two without any treatment to see if that makes any difference.

Two parts Ensete with cinnamon and two parts without cinnamon - www.dearplants.com — Two parts Ensete with cinnamon and two parts without cinnamon

Planting each piece of banana tree

Then I planted every piece of my Ensete in a pot. You don’t need to use huge pots, it’s important that the compost used is fresh and that it drains well, to avoid fungus and rot.