TommyMacLuckie

I wasn't clear enough - location meaning the longest growing season possible, micro climate included. In the tropics - of course, it's year round. But above the tropics, it's all guess work, even in parts of Southern Florida. Of course, one cold blast down there won't do a whole lot. But location to a body of water, trees to block wind, where the plant is in the ground via location with a house - southeast side, southwest side, middle south, a latitude where the cold can become a factor - all of these contend with the success of a plant, especially banana plants and palm trees.

I've done all kinds of different location plantings, all in the same yard, and have had tremendous different results - due to winter temperatures (including wind chill), irrigation, rain and rain shadows. It's really amazing. It literally can be the difference between a good growing plant and one that never does much, no matter the overnight temperatures and amount of sunlight.