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It was my understanding from the sorts of advertisement and articles that
the cold hardiness of those bananas is -10C for Hajaray, -3C for Pahai kela
and Virupakshi.

However I have recently been informed by a member of this forum that a
banana grower in Southern California has failed the overwintering of Hajaray
and Pahari Kela and that his banana friend in Northern India had trouble with
Virupakshi in the temperature of +4.5C as it is considered to grow not colder
than +7C.

Now I have been astonished that Hajaray and Pahari Kela had already introduced
into US and tested for their hardiness. I have never known this fact.

If this is the case, the interest in these varieties more or less fades away
as there are some other candidates like Cal. Gold, Thousand Fingers. Orinoco,
Monkey Fingers and Brazilian which can easily be purchased and more hardy
than the Indian varieties.

What do you think?!