RobG7aChattTN

I think basjoo does not hybridize due to a different number or chromosomes (but I could be wrong on that). I would like to try to cross sikkimensis with either yunnanensis or itinerans. Sometimes the hybrid is much better than the parents because they might be cold hardy for different reasons so the offspring might be even more so. Also, sometimes hybridization leads to sterility (like a mule) and therefore seedlessness. So, you could get a cold hardy seedless banana. Still, you need the pseudostem to survive or for the plant to produce in one season. I don't know if velutina would cross but that could give the one season. Basjoo would be great for the cold hardy pseudostem, but again I don't know of any crosses. If it were possible perhaps a velutina x basjoo would be the best with a cold hardy pseudostem and single season fruit.