I'm in zone 7A TN I have the Carolina king musa bajaoo musa acuminata dwarf Canevindish dwarf oronoco just purchased Mekong giant banana goldfinger banana and other oronoco
I am in McMinnville right now and I have observed that the weather around here seems to vary within 30 miles. Lots of waterfalls and creeks. Despite being in USDA zone 7A , it feels more like 8a during the day.
I recently purchased a dwarf cavendish and ice cream banana plants. I’m afraid to put them in ground I’m in Fayetteville which I believe to be zone 8a.
The USDA plants zoning is ancient. I am about 45 miles south and in zone 8a (the zoning changed this year). So, you probably should experience 5-8 degrees warmer than the last few years. 8b or close to 9a now. They are thriving here so depending on what location you will have them on ground (in your yard), I think you should probably expect them fruiting in no less than 3 years. This is based on my own experience.
Where are you located in the Carolinas? I live in zone 8A in the southern Piedmont of North Carolina, where the Raja Puri (aka 'Himalaya' banana) is very popular and commonly seen. They generally fruit in their 2nd or 3rd year inground. I couldn't source them so recently purchased 4 Dwarf Cavendish plants, which I hope will fruit in their second year.
Hi, I was wondering what store/website did you purchase the cold hardy banana trees?I'm looking to get Himalayan banana trees? I subscribed. Thank you very much.
Hello and thanks for subscribing! Please find below, the link for the nursery where I bought Raja Puri Banana from : www.tytyga.com/Rajapuri-Banana-p/fruban-fru-raja.htm
I'm 8b new hanover county nc. 25 degree night killed oronico dead and my raja puri dies to the ground in cold. So I have to protect it if I ever want bananas. No banana pseudostems survive mucj below freezing. Only the roots.....did you get these to survive the 1st winter?
I got the first harvest (from Raja Puri) last summer. However, this year due to the strong cold winds and inconsistent temperatures I am guessing it will not get enough heat/humidity to bear one. Yes, once established (this seems to be the key for me), in just a matter of a few weeks they will erupt out and by the end of August will start producing small plantains. I am trying new edible variety from "The Plant Delight" , local Botanical Garden this year. It has done pretty well at their garden ( I saw them fruiting last summer) and I am just about mile south so will see...Also, I am still debating if the zoning is kind of OFF. I have noticed Dwarf Cavendish and a Little Prince producing good crop about 45 miles west from central NC but not doing so well close to the Atlantic.
Hello there, it's been a terrible season this year. We had a pretty warm winter but been getting cold snaps throughout the spring. They need soil temperature to be in the mid seventies to start producing bananas. However, due to the dipping temperature it has struggled so far...
I'm in zone 7A TN I have the Carolina king musa bajaoo musa acuminata dwarf Canevindish dwarf oronoco just purchased Mekong giant banana goldfinger banana and other oronoco
I am in McMinnville right now and I have observed that the weather around here seems to vary within 30 miles. Lots of waterfalls and creeks. Despite being in USDA zone 7A , it feels more like 8a during the day.
I recently purchased a dwarf cavendish and ice cream banana plants. I’m afraid to put them in ground I’m in Fayetteville which I believe to be zone 8a.
The USDA plants zoning is ancient. I am about 45 miles south and in zone 8a (the zoning changed this year). So, you probably should experience 5-8 degrees warmer than the last few years. 8b or close to 9a now. They are thriving here so depending on what location you will have them on ground (in your yard), I think you should probably expect them fruiting in no less than 3 years. This is based on my own experience.
Where are you located in the Carolinas? I live in zone 8A in the southern Piedmont of North Carolina, where the Raja Puri (aka 'Himalaya' banana) is very popular and commonly seen. They generally fruit in their 2nd or 3rd year inground. I couldn't source them so recently purchased 4 Dwarf Cavendish plants, which I hope will fruit in their second year.
Central NC Zone 8a
Hi, I was wondering what store/website did you purchase the cold hardy banana trees?I'm looking to get Himalayan banana trees? I subscribed. Thank you very much.
Hello and thanks for subscribing! Please find below, the link for the nursery where I bought Raja Puri Banana from : www.tytyga.com/Rajapuri-Banana-p/fruban-fru-raja.htm
I'm 8b new hanover county nc. 25 degree night killed oronico dead and my raja puri dies to the ground in cold. So I have to protect it if I ever want bananas. No banana pseudostems survive mucj below freezing. Only the roots.....did you get these to survive the 1st winter?
I got the first harvest (from Raja Puri) last summer. However, this year due to the strong cold winds and inconsistent temperatures I am guessing it will not get enough heat/humidity to bear one. Yes, once established (this seems to be the key for me), in just a matter of a few weeks they will erupt out and by the end of August will start producing small plantains. I am trying new edible variety from "The Plant Delight" , local Botanical Garden this year. It has done pretty well at their garden ( I saw them fruiting last summer) and I am just about mile south so will see...Also, I am still debating if the zoning is kind of OFF. I have noticed Dwarf Cavendish and a Little Prince producing good crop about 45 miles west from central NC but not doing so well close to the Atlantic.
Have any of them produced fruit and if so how did they taste?
Hello there, it's been a terrible season this year. We had a pretty warm winter but been getting cold snaps throughout the spring. They need soil temperature to be in the mid seventies to start producing bananas. However, due to the dipping temperature it has struggled so far...
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Understood. I’ll look forward to an update next year.
Limited supply of these in the U.K.
U.K is kind of tricky as far as I know. It's way too diverse , just a few miles away vegetation differs.