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Originally Posted by Simply Bananas
Frost won't kill them. A hard freeze won't kill them, but will just knock them back a bit.
I have had them fruit in Charleston on multiple occasions.
Here are 2 of the 3 bunches from summer '08.
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Simply, are you sure that those are Ice Cream and not Belle or something else? The first looks like it has a semi-blue sheen on the fruit skin but the second pic doesn't look at all like Ice Cream. There is a local grower here that has grown Ice Cream for 30+ years. The plants are 16-18ft, mature canopy is spread wide open with 9-10ft leaves. The fruit have very tight upright hands that curve slightly toward the stem, uniformly light bluish-green and semetrical like cavendish hands. The reason i ask is because I have heard a number of people say that Ice Cream tastes the same as grocery store bananas and I just don't understand how that can be unless they only think that they are eating Ice Cream 'Blue Java.'
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t shouldn't flop over to mush here its not that cold ,it should stay standing ,...so u think it'll fruit.....well we will have to see! -ArchangeL
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Up north, zone 6-7 they only top the leaves (not the pstem) if it begins to rot. You can wrap it in R15 insulation (paper facing out) wrap that in burlap and wire tie to finish. I really don't think all that is necessary, after all and insulation could rot the pstem with or without fugicides. Instead, fashion a cage out of chicken wire at least 3ft tall and 24in away from the pstem. You can also use plastic chicken wire from ACE. Back fill your cage with mulching material. I don't know what material, i.e. leaves, hay, pine bark. I use Eucalyptus mulch, it is reportedly poisonous to bananas but I have it around my container plants and they are fine. Plus Eucalyptus is regarded as having natural antifungal and insect resistant properties. Ask the others just to make sure.
I also agree with the others, your will probably do fine this winter if any hard freeze doesn't last for too long. Good luck with your new nanner! I know the video below has been refered to here more than once, but it should give you some ideas other than digging up your nanners.
Chris P.