(Buffs Rich) wrote in message ...
well i was under the same belief as you and even went so far as to surrond it
with 5 bales of pine straw... didn't make it. but toney avent at Plant
Delights has some that do well here. the web site is www.plantdel.com

I intend to see Tony Avents in May when he has the open house. I live
within hollerin' distance of his place, so I've been curious to go for
a while. My questions pertaining to the three species listed above
were because those are the ones that are reputed to be cold hardy. I
know Plant Delights carries Musa Basjoo, and my main question was for
people who have raised one or more of those species.

Depending upon locale I've heard that the plant will survive or that
it dies back to root. I would like to find out experiences of people
here in Raleigh.
Again, not Bananas in General, but those species.

Thanks,

Tom