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Old 10-30-2016, 07:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Cavendish and cold tolerance

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Originally Posted by mushtaq86 View Post
Hi Steve

Apologizes for the misunderstanding, i know everything that needs to be known about this variety. i am speaking about the novice gardener who is not a org member and buys one of these, because they are so readily available, as i have came across on other forums.
Mush - probably because DC and SDC don't get very tall and are marketed as a patio or indoor potted nana that will produce fruit and finally, the implication (or untruthfull advertisement) that it is cold hardy.
It does seems like most newbies first nana is a cavendish.
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