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Old 02-25-2012, 01:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Recommendations

If you want edible ones Orinoco is supposed to be really cold hardy. One of our members who lives in Tennessee, bigdog, got this one variety Veinte Cohol to fruit because of its quick harvest time (60 days after bloom I think), and he lives in 7a.

Musa Veinte Cohol - Bananas Wiki

Musa Orinoco - Bananas Wiki

Here's his thread:

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