Re: Ice cream banana
Edible bananas are a tropical annual that grow from a bulb-like structure called a corm. The main stalk dies after it flowers and fruits. While it is growing the main bulb produces side bulbs which sprout up to form new stalks. These are usually culled when grown under cultivation until the main stalk flowers. The plant you purchased is one of these off-shoots, called "pups".
Given your relatively cool summer and long winter I speculate that your new plant will take 3-4 years to produce fruit unless you provide it with a significant amount of warmth and synthetic sunlight during the winter. Further, I don't think it would survive in the ground over winter regardless of age or above-ground protection.
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