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Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Does anyone here have any experience with Ice Cream Bananas in 8a? I got into keeping tropical fruit trees this year, and am looking at getting into cold hardy bananas. I had my eyes on Ice Cream bananas because they appear to be quite cold hardy from what I've read, but whether they fruit in my zone can be up for debate. If they don't do well in my area, does anyone have recommendations for 7b/8a desert bananas?
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Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
If by "ice cream" you mean namwah, i think you could fruit them in your zone. I would add orinoco to the list as well. True "ice cream", meaning blue java may fruit for you.. you just need to protect the stems ovrer winter with frost cloth or other fabric.
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Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Zalin124 should be an excellent resource for you being in your general area. Check out his garden. Impressive!
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Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Raja puri has been a hearty plant for me.. an added bonus is its short stature which makes it easy to cover in the winter. You may also want to try a short cycle variety such as viente cohol.
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Re: Ice Cream Banana/8a Desert Bananas
Those are all great plants. Namwa has always been the most vigorous non-ornamental banana in my garden. I have Giant Namwa from Thailand too, but it’s too early to tell if it grows faster than tall Namwa.
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