Musa basjoo 'Japanese Fiber Banana'- Our most exciting banana. The basjoo is the worlds cold hardiest banana. It is hardy planted in the ground to -3 degrees F and with protective mulching, down to -24F. Have long, slender, bright green leaves. Grows 8 to 9 feet in containers and up to 18 feet in the ground. Its inflorescence is one of the most beautiful of all bananas. Now literally every U.S. state can grow a banana outside in certain microclimates. Prices have been drastically reduced because of numbers we have been able to build up. Leaves and pseudostem will freeze if not protected but underground rhizome survives. Our #1 best seller in bananas.