Hi,
I'm in the moment in Brazil and could get Musa basjoo under difficulties to Brazil
, it is a pup corm and could plant them in my new yard into the new group of the disease resistant new Brazilian cultivar Marivilha, so that my housekeeper will keep and wather it together the "Marvilha". I hope, it will regrow soon. I do plan cross it with hardier fruit bananas to get basjoo hardy fruit bananas. But it's impossible to import the Hill Banana from India to Brazil because of the import prohibition for bananas from 17th May 2005. But I will try to cross Musa basjoo with Musa "Prata", Helen's Hybrid", "Maravilha", "Jaipira" and sikkimensis. One friend from Vienna sent some basjoos and sikkimensis to me to Brazil, but not arrived yet. I hope, they will arrive here in the next days unharmed and without problems by the customs, here it is very hot and humid. To 34°C and overnight 23°C, tropical climate, rainforest climate. It often rains strong and often thunderstorms.
Best wishes
Basjoofriend