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Originally Posted by bigdog
Richard, if there was a banana that didn't die down to the ground in a zone 7 winter, that would be great! However, no such banana exists. Even Musa basjoo will die back to the ground in a typical zone 7 winter. Austin lives in zone 8a, so he doen't get quite as cold, but I think any edible cultivar would die back to the ground each and every winter. The idea is to find (or breed) a banana that, WHEN it dies back to the ground in the winter, would have enough time to grow and mature a bunch of bananas in a 6 month growing season. That would definitely be the holy grail of bananas for colder-zone growers, and could revolutionize banana growing in general.
Frank
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That's exactly what I had in mind, Frank. Now, that would be the holy grail for cold zone growers. I mean zone 8a isn't that cold, but it's cold enough to prohibit edible fruiting banana plants from producing fruit and maturing it on the plant each year.
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Austin
Arkansas River Valley
Average January Low: 31°F, Average August High: 92°F
Extreme Winter Lows: 5-15°F, Extreme Summer Highs: 100-112°F, Annual Precipitation: 52 inches