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sbl · 06-25-2010, 07:11 AM

Welcome fellow Pensacolian! What part of P'cola are you in? I am just off Scenic Hwy near the airport. I have several bananas that survive winter here--Orinocos, Raji Puri, Ice Cream. I have fruited the Orinoco and the RP--both are good bananas. I have had the Orinocos for over 20 yrs and they survived the single digit freeze in 1990--but the stems do freeze most winters unless protected.

I have a nice flowering plant called Jacobina that has a nice pink flower thru the summer--it is cold hardy most winters--and even when it freezes it comes back nicely.

06-25-2010, 07:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
sbl sbl's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8/9 Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,013 BananaBucks : 65,622 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 177 Times Was Thanked 731 Times in 395 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 154 Times	Re: Tropicalizing in Zone 8b/9a Welcome fellow Pensacolian! What part of P'cola are you in? I am just off Scenic Hwy near the airport. I have several bananas that survive winter here--Orinocos, Raji Puri, Ice Cream. I have fruited the Orinoco and the RP--both are good bananas. I have had the Orinocos for over 20 yrs and they survived the single digit freeze in 1990--but the stems do freeze most winters unless protected. I have a nice flowering plant called Jacobina that has a nice pink flower thru the summer--it is cold hardy most winters--and even when it freezes it comes back nicely.