Zone 6 hardiness

2pugdogs · 02-25-2008, 10:21 AM

What is the best cold hardy banana for zone 6?

dablo93 · 02-25-2008, 10:34 AM

the basjoo is the best one for in zone 6, but even the basjoo you have to protect if you want to save the P-stems when lower than 28 F.
a sikkeminsis can you try also, also a musella and a musa velutina.
succes!

2pugdogs · 02-25-2008, 10:41 AM

Thank you so much I will have to try a musella or a musa velutina, I do have a basjoo and store it in the GH during the winter.

Lodewijkp · 02-25-2008, 12:03 PM

i would try a musella

mm4birds · 02-25-2008, 05:55 PM

musa basjoo will survive winters in new york city with a rare temp drop into the single digits. I cover mine with bags of leaves for insulation but in an experiment, one clump survived winter without any cover and came back from the ground to reach a height of 15 feet before the frost

the flying dutchman · 02-25-2008, 07:04 PM

awesome picture

Ron

tropicalfreakfla · 02-25-2008, 08:00 PM

My sister is in zone 6. I sent her Basjoo's a couple years ago. They have done excellent for her. She leaves them in the ground over winter. Just mulches them hard.

Tropicalfreakfla

jeffreyp · 02-26-2008, 01:47 AM

my dad has some growing in Connecticut (near New Haven). They usually pop out of the ground around May.

dablo93 · 02-26-2008, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mm4birds

musa basjoo will survive winters in new york city with a rare temp drop into the single digits. I cover mine with bags of leaves for insulation but in an experiment, one clump survived winter without any cover and came back from the ground to reach a height of 15 feet before the frost

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that's an awesome Basjoo! thanks for sharing it

cactus6103 · 02-26-2008, 07:46 PM

Basjoo is the way to go. I also would plant a sikkeminsis. Red

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2pugdogs Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 BananaBucks : 3,567 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Zone 6 hardiness Thank you so much I will have to try a musella or a musa velutina, I do have a basjoo and store it in the GH during the winter.

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tropicalfreakfla Member tropicalfreakfla's Photo Gallery Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Zone: 10 Name: Tropicalfreakfla Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56 BananaBucks : 30,291 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Zone 6 hardiness My sister is in zone 6. I sent her Basjoo's a couple years ago. They have done excellent for her. She leaves them in the ground over winter. Just mulches them hard. Tropicalfreakfla __________________ my thing is bananas, gingers, heliconias & plumeria

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