Panaroma

I'm kind of new here on the forum, so hi to u all.

I've got a sikkimensis, now in winter and he still looks pretty good, unlike the previous winter. The stems are protected well by allowing air to circullate & keep them dry.

The guy who sold me the musaspecie told me it can flower by 2 to 2.50m height. They are now 1.80m. and I'dd like to achieve my own sikkimensis seeds. I think they can get a lot more hardy by trying this.
I read once that a herbal plant can adjust to an entire different klimat within 7 to 8 generations. Also, there would be a significant difference in some of the seeds after one or two generations.
In another book about trees i read that there is a big genetic difference between the seeds of the trees on the northern side of a mountain and the southern part. The southern ones wouldn't be a good choice to sow on the northern part.

If i get my sikkimensis to flower i also want to try and pollinate with different species so maybe i can grow my own hybride. I live not that far of a botanicall garden, so with a bit of luck...

Does anyone here on the forum has any experience with musa cross pollination. I've read that helen hybrid also has sikkimensis genes.
I try to find out some guidelines. How many times one should pollinate a flower to become hybridseeds. How long does the pollination powder conserve in a bag and how much do i need to pollinate about one flower.

Greetings,

Gunther
Brussels, Belgium

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MediaHound

Hi Gunther,
This thread is a duplicate, here is the other thread, already has a nice reply from Gabe.
musa, pollinate, hybride