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bananaT · 08-26-2018, 08:20 PM

Cold hardiness is a bit of a misnomer.
Bananas don't like cold. But the more cold tolerant varieties can come out of it with less damage, and bounce back faster after dealing with the cold.
Another huge factor, that is mistaken for cold hardiness, is that bananas are really good at having that thermal mass about them. You know, they're big and full of water...... It helps them when temps are cold near the ground.
But when the fronts pass and bring cold air with clear skies(all the heat just dissipating), is when you can get some freezing that damages the leaves & moves on down the stalk if its a bad winter.

All bananas will start to get cold damage at 32 degrees, But, there are so many factors that can come into play with how well they manage. Size, micro climates, leaf numbers...

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