Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
04-30-2020, 08:14 AM
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Re: Musella Lasiocarpa Question
I believe the Musella lasiocarpa should still be able to eventually flower where you are, since Virginia is still far enough south that it has plenty of heat.
However, giving it some protection over...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
12-10-2019, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 15
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Re: Cold hardy good tasting dwarf banana's
There are some bananas that are borderline edible (but not really good eating equality) down to 8b, maybe 8a with a little bit of protection, but that is in climates further south. In Northern France...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-22-2019, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
11-22-2019, 04:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,068
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Forum: Banana Recipes
09-06-2019, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 19,432
Re: Banana leaves in cooking
The reason for using banana leaves mainly has to do with the utility of the cooking method.
It holds in the moisture during cooking, or in the case of steaming, prevents the inside from absorbing...
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Forum: Banana Plants For Sale & Auction
09-05-2019, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
09-04-2019, 10:58 PM
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Views: 944
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Forum: Banana Identification
09-04-2019, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 616
Re: Thomsonii or cheesmanii
Helen's Hybrid is a hybrid, so the offspring seedlings, even if it was self-pollinated, may not look exactly like the parent. They could resemble Sikkimensis or Chini Champa more in different...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-04-2019, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 10
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Re: Helen's Hybrid Update
Here's one of my Helen's Hybrid seedlings I grew from seed
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65275 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=65229&ppuser=28688)
I'd show...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
09-04-2019, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,234
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2019, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,209
Re: Bananas in the Pacific Northwest?
I have some Madake (Giant Timber bamboo, Phyllostachys bambusoides, not a species commonly grown in cultivation) which is not particularly cold hardy but survived here. I could tell it maybe wasn't...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-29-2019, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,209
Re: Bananas in the Pacific Northwest?
A correction about basjoo bananas surviving here; that was 2017-2018 an exceptionally mild winter. By contrast, the first half of February 2019 was definitely a colder winter than normal, with an...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-26-2019, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,081
Re: Musa Pisang Ceylon
It's now huge, 8 to 12 feet tall (depending on how you measure it)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=65229&size=1...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-25-2019, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 7
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Re: Has anyone ever winterized with one of these?
I used something similar as a cover for hardy citrus.
I did some measurements and it was only about 2 degrees (F) warmer inside the enclosure than it was outside at night. Though it could also act...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-23-2019, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 23
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
07-07-2019, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 324
Re: Musella lasiocarpa/Abyssinian
What climate zone are you in (or what location)?
I find it unusual that it died, they are perfectly hardy down to zone 7 in the US. Maybe they have more trouble growing in northerly cooler climates.
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Forum: Banana Seed Germination Forum
07-03-2019, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 1
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cold periods to increase seed germination rate
I read that cycling cold hardy banana species seeds through warm and cool temperature differences while they are in the process of germinating can help increase germination rates.
This might even be...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-03-2019, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: some thoughts about hybridizing Musa basjoo
At least Basjoo is technically in the same genus (Musa) as regular bananas.
Some of the other common hardy banana species, like Abyssinian banana, are in the genus Ensete. Or the very hardy Musa...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-03-2019, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 670
some thoughts about hybridizing Musa basjoo
This thread is not going to be so much about bananas, specifically, but about other plant varieties that might be applicable to trying to hybridize bananas.
There has been much speculation about...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-03-2019, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,234
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
07-03-2019, 12:48 AM
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Views: 2,234
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-30-2019, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,234
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Forum: Species Bananas
06-17-2019, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 919
Re: musa helens hybrid
If it was grown from a seed of Helen's Hybrid, it might look different and have different properties from Helen's Hybrid. Seedlings from direct hybrids can tend to be quite heterogenous.
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Forum: Species Bananas
06-16-2019, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 3
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Re: musa helens hybrid
BananaJSSI on YouTube just posted a comment that his Helen's Hybrid he was growing on Salt Spring Island has rotted and doesn't look like it survived the Winter. It was a colder Winter than usual...
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
06-15-2019, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,062
Re: California Gold Banana in Portland Oregon
It's called the "banana belt" of Oregon for a reason. I've heard accounts of Meyer lemon trees surviving outside along that sliver of coast.
Just to clarify, you're saying your California Gold...
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