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| COMMON NAME Ice Cream Banana Blue Java Banana |
| BOTANICAL NAME Musa acuminata ‘Ice Cream’ |
| HEIGHT 18′ |
| WIDTH 10′ |
| EVERGREEN |
| PERENNIAL |
| COLD TOLERANCE 32° F on leaves, roots regrow |
| SOIL TYPE Moist to well drained |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE No |
| SALT TOLERANCE Medium |
| FLOWER Yellowish-white flowers (tinged with translucent maroon sometimes) are arranged in groups beneath each layer of purplish-red outer bracts (which are like petals) |
| MONTH OF COLOR Spring to early Summer |
| FRUIT Silvery-blue unripe; Pale yellow when ripe (3 – 6 months to fully ripen) |
| COMMENTS A beautiful banana tree that produces delicious bananas with a vanilla-like custard flavor. Common in southeast Asian cuisine, flowers from the blossoms are edible, and must be cleaned and used fresh! Blossom stems are thick and fibrous, use tree saw or machete. Warning: clear sap stains clothing dark brownish -red. When the fruit starts to develop, cut off remaining flower to encourage sweeter bananas and lessen flower mess. Harvest fruit when green and full sized; The fruit may split open if left on the plant. |
| PRICE 30 gallon $70, 15 gallon $55, 7 gallon $35 |