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title: "New to tropical fruit. I’ve had this banana plant for a couple of…"
description: "New to tropical fruit. I’ve had this banana plant for a couple of weeks. The bottom leaves start to brown and crisp. It keeps growing new leaves from the top,…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/y9YbPoNfTzSFznMBvRfBrw"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Chancy"
published: "2024-06-05T03:31:01.398335Z"
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# New to tropical fruit. I’ve had this banana plant for a couple of…

_Posted by Chancy on 2024-06-05_

New to tropical fruit. I’ve had this banana plant for a couple of weeks. The bottom leaves start to brown and crisp. It keeps growing new leaves from the top, but shortly after the leaves start to “split” like in the photo. Any ideas as to what is happening and how to make this healthier and happier?

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![Attachment 2 of 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/79t8jC3qneTtkukqVluUT_8UOIN49yUdiA7Z18Em8bo/NqmDuhzURwOtDH059b2CCQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/79t8jC3qneTtkukqVluUT_8UOIN49yUdiA7Z18Em8bo/bHZBmnLBTdWC1NKd-X1BiQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 5](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/79t8jC3qneTtkukqVluUT_8UOIN49yUdiA7Z18Em8bo/tKuxpPQGS9y8BDJSu022CA.webp?size=large)

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