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2pugdogs
02-25-2008, 10:21 AM
What is the best cold hardy banana for zone 6?:vandelnana:

dablo93
02-25-2008, 10:34 AM
the basjoo is the best one for in zone 6, but even the basjoo you have to protect if you want to save the P-stems when lower than 28 F.
a sikkeminsis can you try also, also a musella and a musa velutina.
succes!

2pugdogs
02-25-2008, 10:41 AM
Thank you so much I will have to try a musella or a musa velutina, I do have a basjoo and store it in the GH during the winter.

Lodewijkp
02-25-2008, 12:03 PM
i would try a musella

mm4birds
02-25-2008, 05:55 PM
musa basjoo will survive winters in new york city with a rare temp drop into the single digits. I cover mine with bags of leaves for insulation but in an experiment, one clump survived winter without any cover and came back from the ground to reach a height of 15 feet before the frost:coldbanana:

the flying dutchman
02-25-2008, 07:04 PM
awesome picture

Ron

tropicalfreakfla
02-25-2008, 08:00 PM
My sister is in zone 6. I sent her Basjoo's a couple years ago. They have done excellent for her. She leaves them in the ground over winter. Just mulches them hard.

Tropicalfreakfla:jumpingonbednaner:

jeffreyp
02-26-2008, 01:47 AM
my dad has some growing in Connecticut (near New Haven). They usually pop out of the ground around May.

dablo93
02-26-2008, 04:11 AM
:2200::2200:musa basjoo will survive winters in new york city with a rare temp drop into the single digits. I cover mine with bags of leaves for insulation but in an experiment, one clump survived winter without any cover and came back from the ground to reach a height of 15 feet before the frost:coldbanana:

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW:2200:
that's an awesome Basjoo! thanks for sharing it:D

cactus6103
02-26-2008, 07:46 PM
Basjoo is the way to go. I also would plant a sikkeminsis. Red