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bigdog · 03-27-2008, 08:03 PM

Here in zone 7a Knoxville, TN, with several lows in the upper single digits and two days (nonconsecutive) with highs below freezing:

Survived with Protection (a bag of leaves placed over the pseudostem):

Musa itinerans var. itinerans
Musa 'Helen's Hybrid'
Musa sikkimensis 'Red Tiger'

Survived with no protection (not even any extra mulch):

Musa basjoo
Musella lasiocarpa
Musa itinerans var. itinerans

Too early to tell:

Musa velutina (this will be about the fourth time I've killed it)
Musa yunnanensis - somewhat of a surprise because it came back in mid-March last year (although we saw many 80s last March also). No signs of life yet!
Musa cheesmani - even protected with a bag of leaves over a pseudostem, and the pseudostem was rotten in the middle for the second year in a row. Corm still looks solid, but no growth yet.
Musa 'Orinoco' - Came back last year in April, so we'll see how it did this time.
Musa 'Brazilian' - First test for this one.
Musa 'Ice Cream' - First test for this one as well. No protection for either.

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