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FusionGalaxy
07-16-2017, 02:53 PM
What is the best banana tree to grow in zone 8 and 9 of USA?

Deadon2
07-16-2017, 06:16 PM
I'm kind of a newbie, but I have a nice group of DC that are producing.
Is yours outside, or in a pot?
It took my first outside planted DC close to 2 years to establish a mat.
After that, the growth is explosive if you properly fertilize and water. My mat swords can shoot 3-4 feet in just a few weeks.
Haven't done a potted DC, so can't really give you advice on that.

kaczercat
07-16-2017, 07:20 PM
You can search through the wiki and find some options. There are a few that are hardy to 8b/9a. Even more options as you go 9b and up.

beam2050
07-17-2017, 06:45 AM
:2790: contact edwmax looks like you might live a few miles from him.

edwmax
07-17-2017, 11:00 AM
What is the best banana tree to grow in zone 8 and 9 of USA?

To that I would have to say Orinoco or Dwarf Orinoco. It is very cold tolerant and easy to grow and produce eatable fruit. But there are other nanas suited to zone 8 that may taste better but not as cold tolerant.

edwmax
07-17-2017, 11:59 AM
Nanas I am currently growing in zone 8b/9a with their recommended grow zones:

Dwarf Brazillian; 8B-11 : Gros Michel; 10-11 (?) : Pisang Ceylon; 9-11 : Dwarf Namwah; 9=11 : Raja Puri; 7B-11 : Blue Java; 8-11 : FHIA-1; 9-11 : FHIA-18; 9-11 : Williams; 9-11 : Hua Moa; 8-10 :
Dwarf Red; 8-11 : Orinoco; 7-11 : Dwarf Orinoco; 7B-11 : Calli Gold; 8-11 : 1000 Finger; 8-11 :
Gran Nain; 8-11: Truly Tiny; 9-11 : Dwarf Cavendish: 8-11

alemily
07-17-2017, 10:53 PM
You don't have the moderating effect of the gulf being as far inland per your location map, so your mileage may vary. Here on the 8b/9a border south of I-10, I've fruited Grand Nain, Pisang Awak/Tall Namwah, Dwarf Brazilian and Raja Puri. Orincos are common across the gulf coast and fruit well. (The other fruiting varieties I have are pending experimentation.)

Basically you want something whose psudeostem is thick enough to survive a brief freeze without turning into mush.