Banana Growers in NC...

blownz281 · 01-06-2009, 04:52 PM

I live in Zone 8 in NC 30mins from Topsail Beach. I brought all my winter hardy cacti and Musa Basjoo from Ohio. Was wondering how many different types of banana plants people grow all year around here. Pics please if you have some as well. Thanks

Chironex · 01-06-2009, 05:05 PM

Hi blownz, first of all, Welcome! You will find plenty of reading about cold-hardy bananas all over the world. There are many photos in the threads and in the gallery. You will also find a thread just for cold-hardy bananas in the main page.
It would also be great if you would introduce yourself in the New Member forum so that everyone can see your post.
Have fun!

cactus6103 · 01-06-2009, 07:53 PM

I grow Basjoo, Musa Bordelon and Sikkimensis. I usually just keep them outside in the ground. This winter I dug them up and have them in the garage. I’m trying to start off next season with a taller P’Stem. I just want bigger faster. As for the cactus, they grow outside all year long and do well. Red

blownz281 · 01-07-2009, 09:37 AM

Thanks for the Welcome. Okay i will mark those two down for this spring and thanks for the help.

mskitty38583 · 01-07-2009, 10:57 AM

look in the banana wiki at the top of the page and youll see all kinds of nanas that we grow.some of us only have a few where others have many many kinds. btw welcome to the org.

tophersmith · 01-07-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by blownz281

I live in Zone 8 in NC 30mins from Topsail Beach. I brought all my winter hardy cacti and Musa Basjoo from Ohio. Was wondering how many different types of banana plants people grow all year around here. Pics please if you have some as well. Thanks

Over here is Raleigh we have the usual suspects
Basjoo
Sikkimensis
Lasiocarpa
Pink Valutina
Ornata
Saba
Cocinea

trying to protect while in ground this winter
Orinoco and Maurelli Enstete

Out by the coast praying hands could probably make it along with the mountain varieties Musa Intinerans, Musa Yunanennsis, and M. Cheesemani

Here is a link to my photo album so you can see it will be easy to create a tropical jungle
]Banana Gallery - those_first_banana_leaves_that_cross_the_path_are_6ft_2_inch[img]

blownz281 · 01-07-2009, 05:36 PM

I'm printing that list of nanners out thanks. Nice looking plants! okay I will check out that area for more photos.

snc · 01-08-2009, 09:22 AM

in wilmington i have saba, mysore, basjoos, siks, lateritas, and red abyssians in the gorund, with the warm weather I have basjoos still pushing out new leaves

blownz281 · 01-08-2009, 11:59 AM

nice. thanks for the response

Simply Bananas · 01-08-2009, 08:48 PM

I can give you some info on bananas in Charleston also. Ice Cream, orinocos, raja puri should be edible fruiters for ya'll.

tophersmith · 01-09-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Simply Bananas

I can give you some info on bananas in Charleston also. Ice Cream, orinocos, raja puri should be edible fruiters for ya'll.

Raja Puri would definately grow on the coast here in NC, Ice Cream may need a little protection. Oh I also forgot California Gold

blownz281 · 01-09-2009, 12:52 PM

Well thats alot of different types I have to look into. Maybe in the spring I can find someone close by that would trade some pups for cavendish and basjoo I have. Thanks!

blownz281 · 01-09-2009, 01:09 PM

also was looking up pictures of these nanners everyone stated and some vendor said cavendish was zone 8 hardy? thought they were 10? I got them from a guy and they were six feet tall so I don't think they are drawf cavendish but never heard of any being cold hardy.

mskitty38583 · 01-09-2009, 10:44 PM

i think that a dwarf cava. can get 8-10 ft tall. its in the wiki. mine were only 3 ft tall before winter hit them. there is also the dwarf oronico and that gets about the same height. and no neither are suppossed to be very cold hardy. i have an experiment going on now with both types outside.

blownz281 · 01-10-2009, 09:16 AM

I'm with some of the other members here. I don't feel like protecting anything,so I would rather just grow plants that are know to be hardy. But I think I will try some cavendish outside with some mulch and see what happens. Kinda sorry I got them since they have to live inside when it gets cold but I have enough to not worry about losing some to the cold next year. Hopefully someone will trade me for some other nanners in the spring .

Bananaman88 · 01-10-2009, 09:40 AM

I'm in Zone 9 and my Dw. Cavendish typically don't fare well even in our winters here. Having said that, I do have one that I have wrapped the trunk on a couple of times so far this winter when cold weather has threatened and it still has about 5' of good firm pseudostem. I'm hoping that we won't get too cold this winter and that maybe it will flower and fruit this spring. If the cold weather does get it I will likely replace it with something hardier.

modenacart · 01-14-2009, 08:41 PM

I grow orinoco, rajapuri, goldfiner and gauy namwah. The only one that has even come close to being able to be left out is orinoco. I have some out right now that still have green puedostems but we are going to get really cold this weekend so we will see how they do. The rajapuri, goldfiner and namwah didn't even keep the stem under my house. Neither did the saba before I lost it completely. I am in New Bern too, about 30 minutes from the coast.

I fruited orinoco this summer but had to cut the fruit really early. They are just now becoming ripe. The taste is not bad, but they are suffering from spongy core. They never really plumped like they should have on the plant.

blownz281 · 01-14-2009, 10:34 PM

Wow that sucks! I live in Richlands, I have seen several banana plants growing around town. never got a chance to look at them,but maybe they were basjoo and thats why they did good.

modenacart · 01-15-2009, 05:07 PM

I have plenty of spare orinocos.

blownz281 · 01-17-2009, 10:03 AM

What are you looking to get for them. trade for cavendish?

01-06-2009, 04:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-07-2009, 05:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... I'm printing that list of nanners out thanks. Nice looking plants! okay I will check out that area for more photos.

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snc snc's Photo Gallery Location: wilmington nc Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 145 BananaBucks : 47,906 Feedback: 2 / 100% Said "Thanks" 19 Times Was Thanked 130 Times in 58 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... in wilmington i have saba, mysore, basjoos, siks, lateritas, and red abyssians in the gorund, with the warm weather I have basjoos still pushing out new leaves

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blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... nice. thanks for the response

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blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... Well thats alot of different types I have to look into. Maybe in the spring I can find someone close by that would trade some pups for cavendish and basjoo I have. Thanks!

01-09-2009, 01:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... also was looking up pictures of these nanners everyone stated and some vendor said cavendish was zone 8 hardy? thought they were 10? I got them from a guy and they were six feet tall so I don't think they are drawf cavendish but never heard of any being cold hardy.

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mskitty38583 banana junkie mskitty38583 's Photo Gallery Location: north carolina Find me on the map! Zone: 7b Name: mskitty Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 4,071 BananaBucks : 193,570 Feedback: 26 / 100% Said "Thanks" 82 Times Was Thanked 890 Times in 617 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 136 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... i think that a dwarf cava. can get 8-10 ft tall. its in the wiki. mine were only 3 ft tall before winter hit them. there is also the dwarf oronico and that gets about the same height. and no neither are suppossed to be very cold hardy. i have an experiment going on now with both types outside. __________________ WELCOME TO THE GATOR NATION

01-10-2009, 09:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... I'm with some of the other members here. I don't feel like protecting anything,so I would rather just grow plants that are know to be hardy. But I think I will try some cavendish outside with some mulch and see what happens. Kinda sorry I got them since they have to live inside when it gets cold but I have enough to not worry about losing some to the cold next year. Hopefully someone will trade me for some other nanners in the spring .

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Bananaman88 Bananaculturist Bananaman88's Photo Gallery Location: Houston, TX area Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Brent Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,019 BananaBucks : 221,801 Feedback: 22 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,339 Times Was Thanked 2,263 Times in 1,178 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 191 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... I'm in Zone 9 and my Dw. Cavendish typically don't fare well even in our winters here. Having said that, I do have one that I have wrapped the trunk on a couple of times so far this winter when cold weather has threatened and it still has about 5' of good firm pseudostem. I'm hoping that we won't get too cold this winter and that maybe it will flower and fruit this spring. If the cold weather does get it I will likely replace it with something hardier.

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modenacart Senior Member modenacart's Photo Gallery Location: NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 475 BananaBucks : 76,959 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 26 Times Was Thanked 77 Times in 57 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... I grow orinoco, rajapuri, goldfiner and gauy namwah. The only one that has even come close to being able to be left out is orinoco. I have some out right now that still have green puedostems but we are going to get really cold this weekend so we will see how they do. The rajapuri, goldfiner and namwah didn't even keep the stem under my house. Neither did the saba before I lost it completely. I am in New Bern too, about 30 minutes from the coast. I fruited orinoco this summer but had to cut the fruit really early. They are just now becoming ripe. The taste is not bad, but they are suffering from spongy core. They never really plumped like they should have on the plant.

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blownz281 Location: Coastal NC Find me on the map! Zone: 8b coastal Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,373 BananaBucks : 359,629 Feedback: 6 / 100% Said "Thanks" 440 Times Was Thanked 756 Times in 534 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 14 Times	Re: Banana Growers in NC... Wow that sucks! I live in Richlands, I have seen several banana plants growing around town. never got a chance to look at them,but maybe they were basjoo and thats why they did good.

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