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Old 04-15-2012, 04:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Blue Java hardiness

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That gives me some hope, but in my 8b USDA zone she can not survive. This winter i had -8C! So nothing without heating.
You can always dig 'em up in the fall, store in cool dark dry place 'till the ground warms up in the spring.
If you get your hands on a dwarf species, like Dwarf Orinoco or Dwarf Cavendish, they can easily be over-wintered in the ground if planted next to a south-facing wall of a building & "tented in" with plastic pipe & sheeting. (there are several posts here about building a simple lean-to or greenhouse shelter)
A small fan stealing warm air from under (or inside of) a heated building should be able to keep them safe from frost without having to resort to an actual heater.
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