Banana tree? I've heard that here are a variety of banana tree's available...
I've heard that here are a variety of banana tree's available that will produce fruit even surrounded by a cold climate. I live in intermediate Illinois where temperature rarely drop below nothing. I couldn't find the record low but I'd see in your mind`s eye it's never been lower than -20. What type of banana tree is available for this climate and where on earth could it be purchased, if there is even one available?
They are probably talking in the region of musa basjoo, which is a cold tolerant banana species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_basjoo
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1251...
I've never heard of anyone getting bananas from them, and I know that within order to survive a cold winter they have need of heavy mulching from the freeze.
You can lay down them pretty cheap online. In fact, this site below is offering them for partially off the nominated price since their clearence sale is on.
musa basjoo banana is one. this one wont fruit within your climate, and even if it does the bananas wont taste completely good to humans. this is the worlds most cold tollerant banana next to can survive to -20F.
things for survival.
first plant after last frost I don`t know in tardy may.
second keep it in good health watered all year and keep hold of it in sun.
third the daytime before your first frost is said to come win lots of leaves and soil as well as courtyard junk as surrounded by straw or a rock or two, and put that on the base of the plant. afterwards take some plastic ans wrap part of a set of the trunk .
fourth. the next light of day your plant will look dead, but it is not. cut vertebrae all the leaves that are immediately bown and also cut back the tunk to in the region of 4 feet.
fifth wrap that 4 foot trunk in good health with bubble wrap.
sixth keep on all winter
seventh contained by the sping around late april bring to light everything and soon new growth will come.
DONT WORRY THOUGH IF ALL OF THESE STEPS SEEM NOT WORTH IT, BECAUSE THEY DONT HAVE TO BE DONE. THEY ARE JUST PRECAUTIONS TO MAKE SURE IT REACHES A GOOD HEIGHT THE NEXT YEAR AND TO KEEP YOUR PLANT AS WARM AS POSSILE.
THE ONLY NESSESARY STEP IS TO TAKE LEAVES AND SOIL FROM YOUR YARD AND PUT IT ON THE BASE OF THE PLANT.
musa basjoos also take very awfully tall growning as dignified a14 feet by three years and also have mulitiple trunks with topical baby plants
photos of musa basjoo
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Answers: Hi. I live contained by Australia in the highlands where on earth the winter temperature drops down to roughly -3 to -5 degrees Celsius within winter. We have the occassional snow plummet too. I have 6 variety of banana growing that are cool tolerant, but with a bit of consideration they can survive the winter. The best variety is a dwarf Red Dacca that grows to 2 metres (about 6 feet) large. It's easy to cover at hours of darkness during frosty weather. The frost cuts the leaves back during severe cold, but regrows from the core of the plant once the weather warms again. Even if it's cut right to the ground, it can still sucker from the bed and regrow. Might be worth a try. We surround ours with 4 stakes, wrap plastic around it, and throw a blanket over the top on winter night. Uncover during the day. A pillar candle placed below an upside down terracotta flower pot next to the banana plant underneath the covers during severe cold nights is plenty to keep the atmosphere warm and preserve the leaves from being adjectives by frost. Other cool tolerant varieties are Dwarf Lady Finger, Dwarf Ducasse, Pissang Ceylang and Dwarf Cavendish.
Not sure where on earth to get them surrounded by your country, but probably from a mail establish tropical plant company. Can buy banana seed on ebay, but l reckon usually non fruiting ornamental variety.
Hope this helps. Good luck
"Cold" is a relative sort of entry, and unfortuantely, I don't know of any banana plant that will produce in Illinois' climate. The furthest north I've ever see one grow and produce fruit is in the Dallas nouns.
If I were you, I'd carry one that can live in a pot, and can be moved to an nouns that can be kept comparatively warm (meaning above freezing) contained by the winter.
Good luck.