Zone 6 hardiness
 

What is the best cold hardy banana for zone 6?:vandelnana:

Re: Zone 6 hardiness
 

the basjoo is the best one for in zone 6, but even the basjoo you have to protect if you want to save the P-stems when lower than 28 F.
a sikkeminsis can you try also, also a musella and a musa velutina.
succes!

Re: Zone 6 hardiness
 

Thank you so much I will have to try a musella or a musa velutina, I do have a basjoo and store it in the GH during the winter.

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i would try a musella

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musa basjoo will survive winters in new york city with a rare temp drop into the single digits. I cover mine with bags of leaves for insulation but in an experiment, one clump survived winter without any cover and came back from the ground to reach a height of 15 feet before the frost:coldbanana:

Re: Zone 6 hardiness
 

awesome picture

Ron

Re: Zone 6 hardiness
 

My sister is in zone 6. I sent her Basjoo's a couple years ago. They have done excellent for her. She leaves them in the ground over winter. Just mulches them hard.

Tropicalfreakfla:jumpingonbednaner:

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my dad has some growing in Connecticut (near New Haven). They usually pop out of the ground around May.

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:2200::2200:WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW:2200:
that's an awesome Basjoo! thanks for sharing it:D

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Basjoo is the way to go. I also would plant a sikkeminsis. Red