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Old 10-25-2009, 07:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: The Holy Grail of Bananas

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Originally Posted by austinl01 View Post
I wanted to see your different speculations about this. Do you think that there is a cold hardy edible banana somewhere in the world that can die back each winter and reliably produce tasty, ripe fruit each year? If so, will anyone actually find it? I wonder how much is actually being done to discover new varieties of bananas. Thoughts?
Why does it need to die back? Wouldn't you be satisfied with fruiting banana that sustained during the winter and actually put out a leaf or two a month?
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