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Vickie H.
04-27-2011, 08:46 PM
I am so bad. I bought a thai black banana. Is it black balbisiana? That says cold hardy zone 7 and possibly zone 6. Well I am not leaving it outside all winter until I get pups. Then I will try a baby mulched like my musa basjoo. I have bought a small one before and it died this one is 4ft maybe I will have better luck.


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raggedyredhead
04-27-2011, 09:40 PM
Hi, I have black thai. It's cold hardy to about 30 degrees. Mine got huge in the ground from about May to end of Oct. I then dug it out and overwintered it in my garage. I was so impressed with it's height that I bought two more to plant out this year. I think mine got about 12ft. in about the 6 months it was in the ground.
Good Luck ,
Raggedy (Lynda) :)

nannerfunboi
04-27-2011, 10:50 PM
i bought balisiana on ebay..was a huge root..im very pleased..
its been potted up for little over a month..and its shot up..almost
2' now.. so im hoping this summer it gets big..

cherokee_greg
04-27-2011, 11:10 PM
:08::08::08::08: I have three thai blacks. There one of my favorite banana plants. :08::08::08:

CTPalm
04-28-2011, 08:58 PM
I also bought one on ebay - the site said hardy to zone 6, anyone ever tried this do you need to protect like basjoo? The plant has doubled in size the last few weeks indoors in pot.

Paul

palmtree
04-28-2011, 09:56 PM
Where on ebay did you all get your Thai Blacks? I got a thai black off ebay last year and I have been disappointed with its growth and color. All my other bananas (even my dwarf cavendish) grow faster!

CTPalm
04-28-2011, 10:16 PM
Where on ebay did you all get your Thai Blacks? I got a thai black off ebay last year and I have been disappointed with its growth and color. All my other bananas (even my dwarf cavendish) grow faster!

Musa Thai Black Banana plant fruit tree cold zones 6-10 | eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Musa-Thai-Black-Banana-plant-fruit-tree-cold-zones-6-10_W0QQitemZ270729801410QQihZ017QQcategoryZ25463QQssPageNameZWDV WQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2360wt_907)

I bought 5 different plants from them and they are all doing great!

I think the price went up a couple bucks since I bought one - but maybe because they are bigger now????

Good luck
Paul

palmtree
04-28-2011, 10:48 PM
Musa Thai Black Banana plant fruit tree cold zones 6-10 | eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Musa-Thai-Black-Banana-plant-fruit-tree-cold-zones-6-10_W0QQitemZ270729801410QQihZ017QQcategoryZ25463QQssPageNameZWDV WQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ht_2360wt_907)

I bought 5 different plants from them and they are all doing great!

I think the price went up a couple bucks since I bought one - but maybe because they are bigger now????

Good luck
Paul

Thanks so much! I'm definitely going to be buying some if I can manage to make a bit of extra room in the ground!

MissStress
04-28-2011, 10:49 PM
not available to Canada.. Booo

raggedyredhead
04-28-2011, 11:28 PM
Hey Greg, I got my Thai Blk from Fl*%#%*. You can guess. Can't seem to bring myself to say the name after reading those negative posts. Love this site. Don't want to say
the F word. All I will say is $6.99 ebay. Buy it now. Mine are getting bigger by the day.
Same with Ensete Maurelli. Guess they will go out in a few weeks.
Raggedy- Lynda :)

Dean W.
04-29-2011, 08:30 PM
I am so bad. I bought a thai black banana. Is it black balbisiana? That says cold hardy zone 7 and possibly zone 6. Well I am not leaving it outside all winter until I get pups. Then I will try a baby mulched like my musa basjoo. I have bought a small one before and it died this one is 4ft maybe I will have better luck.


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Musa balbisiana 'Black Thai' - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_balbisiana_%27Black_Thai%27)
Musa Balbisiana - Bananas Wiki (http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Musa_Balbisiana)