Banana plant that bears fruit
 

Hello:

I live in Vancouver, B.C. (Zone 8b). I want to grow a banana plant
outdoors in my backyard that bears fruit.

Can you give me some suggestions for what variety of banana plant I
should buy?

Thanks!!

Banana plant that bears fruit
 

"movul" wrote in message
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Hello:

I live in Vancouver, B.C. (Zone 8b). I want to grow a banana
plant
outdoors in my backyard that bears fruit.

Can you give me some suggestions for what variety of banana
plant I
should buy?

Thanks!!

I think you are S O L.

--

Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

Banana plant that bears fruit
 

On 13 Oct 2006 12:35:00 -0700, "movul" wrote:

Hello:

I live in Vancouver, B.C. (Zone 8b). I want to grow a banana plant
outdoors in my backyard that bears fruit.

Can you give me some suggestions for what variety of banana plant I
should buy?

Thanks!!

this book might help.

http://www.stokestropicals.com/detail.aspx?ID=75

Banana plant that bears fruit
 

On 13 Oct 2006 12:35:00 -0700, "movul" wrote:

Hello:

I live in Vancouver, B.C. (Zone 8b). I want to grow a banana plant
outdoors in my backyard that bears fruit.

Can you give me some suggestions for what variety of banana plant I
should buy?

Thanks!!

Banana's are biennial, meaning they bloom the second year and set
fruit. However, you will never have enough heat or light up there in
Vancouver to stimulate a flower to set fruit.

Down here in Austin, TX I grow bananas, they flower after being in the
ground two seasons and the second season is when they produce. You
just don't have the conditions and if you did get them to fruit, it
would be woody and horrible.

Banana plant that bears fruit
 

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I know that our domes up here in Wisconsin have a huge banana with fruit in various
stages of ripeness on it. I have a fig "grove" that summers and fruits outside and
is then brought into a heated garage for winter. So my feeling is give it a try,
look for dwarf varieties. all my container fruits need nearly daily watering.
Ingrid


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Banana plant that bears fruit
 

Years ago there was a blurb on BCTV newshour about a fellow in East Van who
managed to get somes Banana plants to fruit. Weren't edible and were small.

"movul" wrote in message
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Hello:

I live in Vancouver, B.C. (Zone 8b). I want to grow a banana plant
outdoors in my backyard that bears fruit.

Can you give me some suggestions for what variety of banana plant I
should buy?

Thanks!!