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Old 11-10-2006, 06:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa sikkimensis

This would probally be a good question for the UK oasis, since many on that forum claim that there is a big variable in hardiness between different strains, which makes sense since they(sikkimensis) are from such a wide area and different elevations. One old German website claimed that the ones with more red seemed to have more hardiness, but now with so many different red ones out there it's hard to say.
My guess would be that the "darjeeling" strain would be one of the least hardy ones since it is at a very low elevation, and the Trachycarpus(T.latisectus) species from that region are some of the least hardy to cold of that palm tree genus. I haven't done any comparisons yet, but am hoping to test the agristarts clone, red flash, red tiger, seed grown green one, seed grown red stripe, and hopefully 'Manipur' seeds if they sprout.
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