MUSA basjoo 'Sakhalin'
Japanese Banana

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:: Musaceae :: MUSA :: basjoo :: 'Sakhalin'

Type of products available: TC/1/0A4, TC/1/1P1.3L

Main asset

The hardiest banana. The pseudostem should be protected in winter and freezes at -7 ° C. The base (rhizome) is hardy up to -16 ° C, the soil should not freeze (mulch).

Remarks

Bananas are propagated in vitro (Tissue Culture). Very fast growing, their sales period is very short (especially for the plugs) in spring. Requires very rich soil, drained and constantly wet in summer.

This variety of Musa basjoo is a compact Chinese selection with shorter and wider leaves than the type, perhaps more hardy. The third year of growth of a pseudo-trunk, flowers then fruits appear, which can ripen in USDA zone 9 or higher.

Uses: Waterside edge, sheltered shrub bed

Global caracteristics:

Type of foliage: evergreen
Habit: suckering
Height: 3 m x 2.5 m (10 ft x 8 ft)
Growth: very fast
Flowering period: summer
Époque de fructification : end of summer

Shape and colours:

Foliage shape: oboval
Foliage colour: medium green
Flowers shape: clusters
Flowers colour: yellow
Forme des fruits : bananas
Couleur des fruits : green

Plantation:

Soil type: fertile, remaining wet in summer
Exposure: sun
Hardiness: - 10 °C (14 °F - USDA zone 8a)