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Originally Posted by ekoboat
I planted these basjoo in May 2006 as 10 inch pups. Heavy protection in a straw cage last winter. As I have posted before, these 2 grew all winter due to the heavy protection and I had to cut new growth off every couple of weeks. 17 months from planting to flower.
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Man that's great. Maybe you could use the same protection strategy for one of the cold hardy edible types Musa Dwarf brazilian, or Musa Dwarf orinico, or Musa CA gold, and get some edible fruit. Seems like it would work if your basjoo grew all winter.