Basjoo banana tree question?

Question

what type of root system do they have? I had thought about planting a couple behind my house about 2-3 feet from the house. I have a concrete slab foundation. Now I know that most woody trees have tough roots that could potentially tear up a concrete slab if they grow into it. Can basjoo banana roots do this or are they softer and would the roots work their way elsewhere? Thanks

Answer 1

Whole plant : The banana is a fast-growing plant consisting of one

or more pseudostems (upright, trunk-like structures) formed by

tightly packed concentric layers of leaf sheaths, an underground

rhizome, and a fibrous root system. The entire plant is called a

mat. The pseudostem constitutes the functional trunk which

supports the leaves and the flower and fruit bearing stalk.

Rhizome : A rhizome is an underground stem with numerous

meristems (growing points) from which the pseudostems,

flowering and fruiting stalks, and fibrous roots arise.

Roots : Numerous (200-500) fibrous roots arise from the rhizome.

In well drained, deep, fertile soils, roots may extend 5 ft (1.5 m)

deep and 16 ft (4.9 m) laterally.