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["ted siegan" <tedsiegan@hotmail.com>]

Here in Arlington, Ma. zone 6 against a south wall, I can't speak of the edibility, mine hasn't flowered. But today its tallest leaves extend  about 7 feet tall. I've counted 20 leaves total per plant; I've read that it can flower after 28 leaves are formed. This Basjoo has surived 2 winters protected with heavy mulch and plastic. This past winter it did not die to the ground and clearly its been a hot summer; more global warming and maybe we will report bananas in Massachusetts.

What a joy to look to out the window and see banana leaves flapping in the late summer breezes. The Basjoo is beside two 14 foot bearing fig trees ( which are edible- thank goodness! ).

ted siegan  zone 6

Arlington, Ma. 

>From: Georger

>Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

>Subject: [NAFEX] MUSA Basjoo Banana

>Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 18:44:03 -0400

>

>Hello Everybody,

> I was reading about this cold hardy banana. Some reports say fruit is edible, others say otherwise.

>Does anybody grow this banana?

>Any suggestions about growing this banana? Is it edible or only grown for foliage?

>Any other cold hardy varities available?

>

> Thanks

>George

>

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