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06-01-2007, 03:09 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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what if anything will grow in Michigan??
I've just recently started here at Bananas.org and have become very interested in more than just eating and cooking with bananas. Is there a plant that will grow in Michigan I could start off with? If so, how do I get started?
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
Thank You MediaHound. I'm still trying to navigate this site and not get lost
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
There are a TON of bananas for Michigan! Michigan is one of the best zone 6/5 places to grow them! Here is a list of things that have been reported to grow in zone 6. If there's any zone 6 for nanners it's Michigan!
List Musa Basjoo Musa Basjoo 'Sakhalin' Musa Sikkimensis Musa Sikkimensis "Daj Giant" Musa Sikkimensis "red tiger" Musa Itinerans Musa Itinerans 'Gigantea' Musa Yunnanensis Musa tibet Musa Bordelon Musa velutina Musa balbisiana Musa Black Balbisiana Musella lasiocarpa (not a true banana) Thanx! God Bless! BananaLee Last edited by BananaLee : 10-11-2009 at 01:36 PM. |
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
I think folks have had trouble overwintering 'Bordelon'. I haven't tried it myself, but I think it may be one of the difficult ones for cold climates (unless you plan on bringing them in).
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
Chinese Yellow Star is not a true banana? What does THAT mean? What else is it? A goofy looking fern? A midget palm tree? It's more banana than a white bird.
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
Musella lasiocarpa is a relative of the banana, its in the same class of phylum, but it's not a true banana. Strelitzia is related to Musa, Heliconia is a relative, also ensete is not a true banana, but again a relative. Well that's all the time we have for today class! Just joking!
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
Levi you have them in the ground overwinter?
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
You could start with a winter indoor banana like super dwarf. Not a hard job of lugging out once it warms up. I'm originally from N. Wisc. I fixed my problem by just moving south. lol <-not rubbing it in...
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Re: what if anything will grow in Michigan??
Thanx LilRavorBoi! That's what I meant to right! Thanx for summing it up! I'm learning biology at the time and I get confused with family, genus etc. Thanx!
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