hanabananaman

I have been growing D Namwah for over 2 years and it did much better in the cold than RP, DC and what I now believe to be Pisang Awak. I was about to rip out the PA mat before I knew what they were, they really started growing well after a mild winter. The first 2 bunches of PA last year never grew well after a nasty winter and they were fed to the compost bin. I got 1 bunch of DN last year that were very good considering the bad winter. There are 2 PA bunches and 1 DN hanging now and they both had red pedicles on the fruit and I think it was the PA that had red on the bunch stalk. The PA and DN are very close cousins according to the Kepler, Rust banana book that is often mentioned here. The book also mentions how ABB bananas like PA and DN are easier to grow requiring less water and fertilizer. The book is a work of art and it is well worth the $70+ for the huge amount of information you get. Don't let the Hawaii emphasis stop you, that is part of what makes the book so interesting. You will learn a lot about Hawaii. I think I have my second choke in 2 tries with my DC's, might give up on those soon. A good strategy I am learning and have read a little about in some posts here is trying to time your follower pups so they are about 6ft tall come winter (if they bud around 10ft). That allows it to put out enough leaves the following year to support a bunch if you lose all the leaves in the cold. If your freezes aren't too long in duration there are things you can do to keep your leaves alive below 32F like Christmas lights, propane heaters and water. It is much easier to keep a small plant alive in the cold. With a crazy amount of effort I have kept leaves alive with temps of 28F for a very short time, when it got down to 25F 2 winters back the battle was lost. Leaves died but the stems were fine. I have read that D Brazilian takes a long time from bud to mature fruit, want to learn more about that before I get one.
Good luck