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Originally Posted by Jeff zone 8 N.C.
That's great! I have never heard of "Da Jiao". Did the fruit you got last time it flowered taste good?
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Thanks! It flowered on January so it got burned with the frost.
Musa dajiao is a special banana variety. Da means "big" and jiao = "banana". It is a cross between the Musa sikkimensis and Musa balbisiana. This banana grows very fast and you do not have to wait long for a big banana.
The underside of the banana leaf is set with a white haze.
It is a large, well-edible banana that tends to "Namwah" in taste. The Musa dajiao must be able to overwinter frost-free.
In the open ground in winter, this banana would freeze all the way to the ground. This is not fatal for the banana plant, it will come back from the roots in the spring.
The banana plant would not produce bananas because it must be at least 2 years old to be in bloom.
The Musa dajiao comes from China and the banana is used a lot for consumption.