M. basjoo 'Sakhalin' is a smaller, sturdier and more broadleaved cultivar purportedly from the Russian island of Sakhalin north of Japan. This plant is listed in the RHS Plant Finder book. MUSA BASJOO SAKHALIN - More resistant to cold temperatures and more compact habit than M. basjoo. Musa basjoo 'Sakhaline' - Japanese banana. Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin' (Banana 'Sakhalin') will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years. There are a few selected varieties of Musa basjoo which are allegedly hardier than the species in general, such as M. basjoo 'Sapporo' from the city of Sapporo on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Listed in the RHS Plant Finder. Plant outdoors in a frost-free area in rich, moist but well-drained soil, in sun or part shade. Sie wird bis zu 3,5 Meter hoch. Eine Zuchtform dieser Art ist die Zwergform Nana, auch Sakhalin genannt. Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin' Join the RHS today and get 12 months for the price of 9. Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin' ... is reputedly an exceptionally cold hardy form of Musa basjoo. Musa basjoo/japán kenderbanán, télálló banán ... Sakhalin, Salmon, Sapporo, Tchechenia, Variegata, Wilsonii. The third year of growth of a pseudo-trunk, flowers then fruits appear, which can ripen in USDA zone 9 or higher. This selection “Sakhaline” is fully hardy and was named by the largest Russian island in the North Pacific, where its origin is. I have donated a number of Basjoo 'Sakhalin' plants to various gardens on Waterside. An amount of "urban legend" has built up around this plant but my understanding is that Jean-Luc is responsible for its introduction into Europe and for its initial commercialisation. Cultivation. Musa basjoo 'Sakhalin' is a name applied to clonal material by Jean-Luc Penninckx imported with a group of other plants from Russia. Join now. Now, it’s a bit easier because you can plant the winter hardy banana (Musa basjoo) and simplify the task. Sie werden in Deutschland sogar ausgepflanzt, da sie die Winterruhe im Freien durchaus gut überstehen können. Környezeti feltétel: Mind a fiatal magoncok, mind az idősebb növények számára az enyhén savanyú (5,5–6,5 pH) kémhatású, laza szerkezetű, jó vízelvezető képességű talaj a legmegfelelőbb. Uses. This variety of Musa basjoo is a compact Chinese selection with shorter and wider leaves than the type, perhaps more hardy. Suggested uses. There is a micro climate in the Nidd Gorge in summer, it is very sheltered from the wind and south facing below the castle so the extra warmth allows for lush growth. Basjoo und ihre Zuchtformen sind die winterhärtesten Bananenpflanzen. This form was collected from Sakhalin island off the Pacific coast of Russia by a Russian botanist and introduced to Europe via Belgium. Delete from selection. Musa Basjoo stammt aus ursprünglich aus Ostasien. MUSA basjoo 'Sakhalin' Japanese Banana. Musa basjoo , variously known as the Japanese hardy banana or Japanese plantain, is widely cultivated in its native region for its fibre (Fawcett, 192 1). Add to selection. The hardy banana is the most cold-hardy banana, capable of surviving winter temperatures of minus 5 degrees without protection or minus 20 degrees with heavy wintertime mulch. The (to Westerners) curious epithet basjoo is derived from a local name for the banana plant, bashô , and this, in turn, is based on the sound of the Chinese word pa-chiao-shu. Why are there no more details? Creamy-yellow flowers in Summer. Architectural, Containers, Greenhouse, Sub-Tropical. Another striking feature of exotic-like gardens in our climate (zone 6) are leaves of banana trees. At present our information about this plant is limited to a list of the nurseries that supply it.