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Originally Posted by Polypterus
Does anyone here have any experience with Ice Cream Bananas in 8a? I got into keeping tropical fruit trees this year, and am looking at getting into cold hardy bananas. I had my eyes on Ice Cream bananas because they appear to be quite cold hardy from what I've read, but whether they fruit in my zone can be up for debate. If they don't do well in my area, does anyone have recommendations for 7b/8a desert bananas?
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Hey, I’m up the road from you in Acworth and have had great success with Namwa. I’ve tried the fruit from my own garden and have left them outside over winter. It takes a little bit of work to protect them from the low 20’s, but it isn’t all that bad. I’ve gotten other cold hardy bananas to fruit for me as well. For our area, a Namwa flagging in the middle of August is pushing it, but it’s salvageable. You’ll have to cut some bottom hands off to help them fill faster. I was lucky and got a June flower on one of my unknown edibles this year. I think it’s Rana Puri. Check out my Flickr page