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bigdog · 09-18-2007, 09:34 PM

Robi, in my experience, the Ensete bananas store very well in the basement. Not too sure about Dwarf Cavendish, but I don't think the pseudostem holds up too well over the winter. The corm should be fine though, and grow back pretty quickly in the spring (I've done it with Super Dwarf Cavendish for years). I've only tried it with Musa basjoo once, and only because I was moving and didn't want to leave it behind. The pseudostem dessicated quite a bit, but it grew back fine the next year.

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