Musa Itinerans 'Gigantea'

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	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
-	*Mature Height - to 12 meters	+	*Mature Height - to 12 meters. Possibly one of the taller bananas, and can reach 30-40 feet in a frost free climate and 20 or more in a climate with regular frosts.
-	*Survival Zone - Survives seasonal frosts at top end of range to 1200 meters ASL	+	*Survival Zone - Survives seasonal frosts at top end of range to 1200 meters ASL. May possibly handle zone 6b winters
-	*Fruiting Zone -	+	*Fruiting Zone - Unknown
-	*Cold Hardiness - unknown, but will survive seasonal frosts in home range. May be one of the more cold tolerant bananas	+	*Cold Hardiness - Unknown, but will survive seasonal frosts in home range. May be one of the more cold tolerant bananas. Possibly as cold tolernat as a Musa basjoo, but even more vigorous.
	*Wind -		*Wind -
-	*Sun -	+	*Sun - Full to partial Sun
-	*Taste Description -	+	*Taste Description - Unknown
	*Personal Notes -		*Personal Notes -
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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis

Synonyms

Musa itinerans 'gigantea'

Pictures

(credit Dombo)

(credit Dombo)

(credit Dombo)

(credit Dombo)

Description

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height - to 12 meters. Possibly one of the taller bananas, and can reach 30-40 feet in a frost free climate and 20 or more in a climate with regular frosts.

• Survival Zone - Survives seasonal frosts at top end of range to 1200 meters ASL. May possibly handle zone 6b winters

• Fruiting Zone - Unknown

• Cold Hardiness - Unknown, but will survive seasonal frosts in home range. May be one of the more cold tolerant bananas. Possibly as cold tolernat as a Musa basjoo, but even more vigorous.

• Wind -

• Sun - Full to partial Sun

• Taste Description - Unknown

• Personal Notes -

• Growth tips - prefers moist, fertile soil, grows in valleys or canopy openings.

Known Afflictions

• Pests - unknown

• Susceptible Diseases - appears to be unaffected per Hakkinen

• Resistant Diseases - unknown

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

[1] Pups can be up to 5 meters away from the mother plant

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources