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Originally Posted by BananasinAZ
I live in Phoenix AZ. I see banana plants growing here most of
the time completely Neglected but surviving not thriving.
My question is for people who care for their banana plants. Are you getting bananas off them?
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It depends on the banana variety. Some may grow very well for your location, but not be able to fruit as it is out of its normal fruiting zone. Depending on the banana variety, the plant stalk need to obtain a certain height before it will fruit. So tall banana plants are less like to fruit the farther North or lower growing zone they are in. Mostly due to the shorter growing season and die back due to freezing.
You have stated your banana plant is a Gross Mich. These need a pstem about 15 ft to fruit. Also, these are difficult to grow even in Florida's zone 10 & 9 and not recommended by the USDA. But some of our forum members have fruited the GM.