Citrus Growers Forum

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Wed 02 Feb, 2011 11:28 pm

Made it though a frost in the fall
grew great in the wisky barrel

it is now doing fine in my basement!

wish it had edible fruit

sparkes · Posted: Sat 05 Feb, 2011 7:59 pm

awesome!
Can't wait to try and grow one in my Zone 5

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Canadian student.
Tropical fruit-grower wannabe.

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Sat 05 Feb, 2011 8:21 pm

it pretty much grew to that size in 1 season
It is key to plant it in a whisky barrel where the soil is heated more by the sun in the summer
it is now safely in my basement

Frank

TRI · Posted: Mon 18 Jul, 2011 4:36 pm

I have a dwarf orinoco in the gound and it is over 10 feet tall 16 leaves and no flower yet. Is it unusual for a dwarf banana to grow over 10 feet? It may even be close to 11 feet tall. I have not meausred recently.

frank_zone5.5 · Posted: Tue 19 Jul, 2011 1:41 pm

Not sure how big they get
I planted 3 more in pots a whisky barrel, they are about 4 feet tall now and growing fast in the new england heat