Scientific Name:
Musa
Product Details:
Musa Dwarf Orinoco- Another dwarf cultivar of a popular banana that only grows to 5 or 6 feet tall. Produces large racemes of fruit weighing up to 40 pounds. Like Orinoco, it is both wind and cold resistant. It tolerates a wide range of conditions and is suited to smaller gardens, containers, and greenhouses. It is a heavy bearer of thick-skinned fruit that can be eaten fresh when ripe or cooked when green. Plant is nice solid green color. Fruit is almost square in cross section.
Growing Zone:
8 and higher. "Hardiness" is the capability of a plant to survive cold temperatures. In order to provide a system for identifying the extent of cold temperatures in a particular location, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a map that divides North America into eleven Hardiness Zones.
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