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Old 01-02-2010, 05:25 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa itinerans var. itinerans

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Originally Posted by 51st state View Post
Larger plants will grow outside with protection, but not without. The western European climate is very different to the U.S., our latitude is much higher and our winters longer and wetter. The main problem overwintering bananas (certainl in the U.K.) is the months of cool, damp conditions which can cause rot.
So you can compare it with the results like the classic musa basjoo? They tend to rot also in our climat without protection.
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