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alemily · 07-17-2017, 10:53 PM

You don't have the moderating effect of the gulf being as far inland per your location map, so your mileage may vary. Here on the 8b/9a border south of I-10, I've fruited Grand Nain, Pisang Awak/Tall Namwah, Dwarf Brazilian and Raja Puri. Orincos are common across the gulf coast and fruit well. (The other fruiting varieties I have are pending experimentation.)

Basically you want something whose psudeostem is thick enough to survive a brief freeze without turning into mush.

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alemily alemily's Photo Gallery Location: Foley, AL Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 8b/9a, Sunset 28 Name: Amanda Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 284 BananaBucks : 46,123 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 216 Times in 72 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Why Dwarf Cavendish is growing slow? You don't have the moderating effect of the gulf being as far inland per your location map, so your mileage may vary. Here on the 8b/9a border south of I-10, I've fruited Grand Nain, Pisang Awak/Tall Namwah, Dwarf Brazilian and Raja Puri. Orincos are common across the gulf coast and fruit well. (The other fruiting varieties I have are pending experimentation.) Basically you want something whose psudeostem is thick enough to survive a brief freeze without turning into mush. __________________ Fruting: Pisang Awak, Rajapuri, Dwarf Brazilian, Gros Michel, Dwarf Red, FHIA-1 'Goldfinger', Veinte Cohol, FHIA-3 'Sweetheart' Ornamental/Species: M. bauensis, M. velutina, M. "Milky Way", M. "African Red"