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Originally Posted by mushtaq86
 Wow incredible,Hopefully one day Gabe can create a banana plant that not only can stay out side in all weather conditions, but bares fruit as well  |
Well, the first time I visited him I asked what was the strategy in developing cold-tolerant types. He said that the people working that angle, were not so much looking for a tolerance for cold weather to allow the plant to stay out in all weather and bear fruit; but actually to tolerate the weather just enough to grow, and fruit in one season even if the growing season was not really long. This is not Gabe's area of focus, though.
I feel fortunate to have such a valuable source of info in the vicinity.