I read up on this a while ago and found some guy in south London managed it but it took 10 years and moving the plant over winter so it didn’t die. Where in the country are they and how long has it been growing?
0may08
Have the bananas gotten bigger and ripened? It is unusual, but not as rare as you think! You can get frost tolerant species of banana, and especially in the south they will grow well and you will get small fruit, but unless you are keeping it in a greenhouse or other heated area, the fruit won’t get big or ripen enough to eat and enjoy
Also once that plant has flowered and fruited, it will die unfortunately. But bananas produce clones (you’ve already got some it sounds like) so you will never be without a plant, just they will cycle through the years through dying and new ones popping up:)
Z1L0G
I’m in the SE & I’ve had those on my banana tree for the last 3 years now! Seen a few similar reports in local newspapers etc (slow news days obviously!) So not that unusual these days I think. Global warming for you 😬
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I read up on this a while ago and found some guy in south London managed it but it took 10 years and moving the plant over winter so it didn’t die. Where in the country are they and how long has it been growing?
Have the bananas gotten bigger and ripened? It is unusual, but not as rare as you think! You can get frost tolerant species of banana, and especially in the south they will grow well and you will get small fruit, but unless you are keeping it in a greenhouse or other heated area, the fruit won’t get big or ripen enough to eat and enjoy
Also once that plant has flowered and fruited, it will die unfortunately. But bananas produce clones (you’ve already got some it sounds like) so you will never be without a plant, just they will cycle through the years through dying and new ones popping up:)
I’m in the SE & I’ve had those on my banana tree for the last 3 years now! Seen a few similar reports in local newspapers etc (slow news days obviously!) So not that unusual these days I think. Global warming for you 😬
[Not as big as the last lot of bananas](https://old.reddit.com/r/GardeningUK/comments/1mjao05/my_banana_has_fruit/) 😀
My parents in UK ARE bananas lol