Gabe15

There are many species of wild, seeded bananas, most are not at all hardy. The reason you see the hardiest varieties with seeds is because the wild seeded species are very diverse and come from a wide range of climates, some come from areas with snow, while others come from the equatorial tropics, so we pick out the cold hardy ones from those. Edible (seedless) bananas however are derived from species that are mostly tropical, so you do not see as much hardiness in them. The wild species that are cold hardy have not had any genetic influence in the evolution and production of edible (seedless) bananas. Perhaps one day through breeding we can create really hardy edible bananas, but they donʻt quite exist yet.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.