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Without Pruning Tropical Plants May Get Overgrown

A banana plant growing in Baton Rouge's Spanish Town.
Matthew Levine
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So far, this has been a relatively mild winter, as a result many of the tropical plants in our landscape get really big by July.

Dan is an Associate Professor in Consumer Horticulture with the LSU AgCenter. He is the spokesperson for the LSU AgCenter’s "Get It Growing project," an effort encouraging home horticulture throughout Louisiana. Dan is also author of "Month-by-Month Gardening in Louisiana" and co-author of the "Louisiana Gardener’s Guide."