Re: Raja Puri
JoeReal,
Thanks for the advice. One of the challenges I have come to find is trying to time the blooms here in N. CA..
I noticed pictures in your gallery of the Williams variety blooming in your Davis yard. Has this variety proven repeated cold-hardiness for you? How do the bananas taste?
I'm always looking for a new type to grow here in San Ramon. So far I've gotten Raja, Ice Cream, and D. Namwah to bloom. The following have proven cold-hardy enough to make it through my winters without protection, and I'm still waiting for them to get tall enough to bloom: Cardaba, Belle, Orinoco, Mysore, Nino, CA Gold, Goldfinger, Praying Hands, and Misi Luki. Also experimenting with Dwarf Brazilian, FHIA -18 and -03 this season. All three will have about 4-6’ of trunk going into winter. I've gotten one or two pups from Mike in Antioch. He had mentioned you as an avid banana grower here in the area. Once again, thanks for the reply, and if you’re ever down in the East Bay, you’re more than welcome to stop by. - James
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