I just purchased a banana tree and it is just the roots and corm and a little stem....well i have good drainage soil and good sun light and humidity and it is green by the dirt but is really brown all the way up to the top. Is it dying or is this natural for a newly purchased one and will get better?

Aloha,
I would give your plant about 3-4 weeks to start. As long as there is some green and the corm is not mushy but firm, everything should be fine. How long ago did you actually plant it? And where are you located?
Aloha KAHOA

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uhh i planted it about a week ago and i am located in southern IL. i am not sure about the corm but the stem that is present has about an inch of green from dirt up. The rest is a brown color.

Thanks for your reply....looking forward to your next.

Aloha,
Southern Illinois, you're in zone 6. You can have you plant outside 'til late October. Just keep an ear out for any early frost which is not likely that early in your area. I use to live up north close to Dixion/Sterling, IL, near a tiny little town called Tampico. Could grow alot of stuff down there. I'm in the Eastern UP Michigan now. Very cold & zone 4-5.

Anyway, keep up the vigilence, you have lots of time this year for your baby to grow. Be a little patient and it will come. Remember just that little bit of green is good. It means that the plant is still alive.

Aloha KAHOA

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Alright thanks. i have some pics of the plant and it is a little strange. My initial stalk i had is basically dead and well there is a little green growth as shown in the second pic. It is another banana plant i believe but should i like get rid of the dying one or what. Other question is should that little growth be exposed to 12 hours of sunlight or should i wait til it is older

http://myspace-820.vo.llnwd.net/00974/02/88/974028820_l.jpg
http://myspace-125.vo.llnwd.net/00974/52/19/974029125_l.jpg <------little green growth