palmtree

I think its a really good question! Which does bring up the question as to why musa velutina seeds are so available. My guess is that its because the demand isnt as high and they are suppose to be very easy to germinate.
Musa basjoos seem to fruit pretty well in the right climate. Ive seen some pics of people getting them to flower (And even fruit) in the ground in a zone 7 and 8 without digging them up and as long as you have a nice and hot growing season, you can probably get them to fruit or at least flower by digging them up every fall. I hope to see fruit from mine one day, but they are only about 4 feet tall right now.

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Location: New York City, zone 7b