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bigdog · 01-21-2007, 04:49 PM

Hi Kyle,
I left this Musa cheesmani outside this winter.

I covered the pseudostem with a bag-o-leaves, but left it exposed to quite a few frosts and freezing temps beforehand. It did hold up pretty well! I'm not sure if it will come back from that pseudostem though. Sure would be cool if it did!

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