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View Full Version : Why do we think itinerans var. Xishuangbannasis is Cold Hardy


buffy
05-01-2008, 10:17 PM
Based on my research of the area, Xishuangbanna never sees anything remotely cold. Where did this myth come from?

Gabe15
05-01-2008, 10:53 PM
They are native up to 1,600m (5,200ft) and in areas with seasonal frost, the high elevation areas are much different than nearby lowlands.

bigdog
05-02-2008, 09:27 PM
Well, it's not a myth that Musa itinerans is cold-hardy. That is a well-established fact. Nobody's really tried var. xishuangbannaensis outside of Southeast Asia yet though, so we don't know for sure. However, when I see var. itinerans survive easily through a zone 7b winter with no mulch, I do have some hope that var. xishuangbannaensis will be cold-hardy also. They are the same species after all, just a different variety. The extra biomass that var. xishuang has can do nothing but help its potential cold-hardiness also.

Dean W.
05-03-2008, 12:34 PM
Good to know. I'll have to add it to my wish list.:choochoo: