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Originally Posted by smeash
If by "ice cream" you mean namwah, i think you could fruit them in your zone. I would add orinoco to the list as well. True "ice cream", meaning blue java may fruit for you.. you just need to protect the stems ovrer winter with frost cloth or other fabric.
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I'm referring to blue java, but I am also open to namwa depending on which would do better in the region, or maybe if one has a definitively better flavor. Despite being on the 7/8 border, our yearly lows are usually around 21-24 degrees, so I'm hoping that will be enough to get by with just frost cloth. If necessary though, I am willing to mulch around the pseudostem, or dig the plant up during winter.
I have also considered orinoco bananas, but from what I've read, they're mainly a cooking banana, which is lower priority for me than a dessert banana. I want something I can pick off the tree and eat.