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Olafhenny · 10-20-2013, 07:09 PM

There is no banana leaf, which can withstand frost for any duration, certainly your HZ7 has
enough of that. Therefore any claims of hardiness in less that HZ10 (for the basjoo HZ5 is
claimed) pertains strictly to the corm and then applies only, providing it was planted
deep enough. Here in HZ6 one of my basjoos, left protected by only 8" of leaf mulch froze
or rotted to 2 inches below ground and took a long time to recover in spring.

Now the ensetes have no corm, thus no pups. I doubt, that they will survive, unless kept
completely frost free. I am experimentally wintering an Ensete Maurlii outside this winter.

While I am confident, that I can keep it frost fre in my little shelter, I am not so sure
about its survival, when kept 5 months in the dark. More about that here:
Packing up the E. Maurelii for outdoor wintering

Keep it warm inside and good luck,
Olaf
PS: there are several discussions about wintering bananas going on. If you are looking
for URLs to find them, ask me here.

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 297,528 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Ensete glaucum cold hardy to zone 7? There is no banana leaf, which can withstand frost for any duration, certainly your HZ7 has enough of that. Therefore any claims of hardiness in less that HZ10 (for the basjoo HZ5 is claimed) pertains strictly to the corm and then applies only, providing it was planted deep enough. Here in HZ6 one of my basjoos, left protected by only 8" of leaf mulch froze or rotted to 2 inches below ground and took a long time to recover in spring. Now the ensetes have no corm, thus no pups. I doubt, that they will survive, unless kept completely frost free. I am experimentally wintering an Ensete Maurlii outside this winter. While I am confident, that I can keep it frost fre in my little shelter, I am not so sure about its survival, when kept 5 months in the dark. More about that here: Packing up the E. Maurelii for outdoor wintering Keep it warm inside and good luck, Olaf PS: there are several discussions about wintering bananas going on. If you are looking for URLs to find them, ask me here. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.