legumepole

Does anyone have experience with the cold tolerance of the Glui Kai banana?

I have a very small one in a 1 galon pot.

It was sitting in a protected spot against a south facing wall under the overhang of the roof.
My lowest temp this year has been ~ 37 with light frost apearing on rooftops.

The Glui Kai looks to have suffered form severe cold damage.
All the leaved are burnt and the outer layers of the psudo stem are dead.

I have several other similar sized varieties of banana pups in the same spot (Blue Java, Dwarf Orinoko, gold finger, apple, no-name from Guatemala), and none of them has the slightest sugestion of damage (in fact some are still growing).

Has anyone had similar experiences with Glui Kai bieng unusually cold sensitive?

I stripped away the dead outer layers of psudostem and brought the plant inside for the winter.

If this is typical, I will end up giving this one to a friend with a greenhouse before I kill it.

Thanks,

Jeff

Magilla Gorilla

I have a couple of Glui Kai bananas in pots (3 to 4 feet tall). My have gone down to 40 degrees without any problems. This would be cold evening temps. It warms up during the day. It is 75 now. Good luck!

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enigma99a

I have one, it is pretty small. Some very minor damage but looks good. Although, it has been frost free here this year so when one eventually comes I will provide an update!

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Abnshrek

I do believe someone posted its a zone 10 rated... I wish you luck. I do know Dwarf Orinoco's don't take frost well either..

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Seaner

Not a clue, here, but I definitely appreciate the info. That's one cultivar I've had my eye on. Glui Kai is the same as Kluai Khai, a banana plant from New Guinea. Considering the origin, Abnshrek is very likely on-target with the zone 10.

harveyc

I'm in zone 9 and mine are also in 1 gallon pots and a couple of feet tall, needing to be moved into bigger pots soon. I'm keeping them in my shade house which gives them a little bit of protection from the cold. We've been down to 32F a couple of times (though I don't have a thermometer sensor in the shadehouse) and don't seen any damage yet.

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enigma99a

We have hit down to 35 a couple of times this year, and normal bananas have typical cold spotting but no damage. I have noticed that the cold spotting seems more severe on the Glui Kai so I would likewise think that it is less cold hardy. Should be interesting I have freezepruf but I still need to put it on. It is so dang expensive, I have to wait until the proper time

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Average January Low: 40°F, Average August High: 95°F
Typical Low Each Winter: 28-30°F, Typical High Each Summer: 108-110°F, Annual Precipitation: 22 inches