Tropical Fruits: Please Recommend Fruiting Banana for z8 So. Central AL!, 1 by SilkKnoll

SilkKnoll wrote:
I have finally found a seller with Bordelon and want to add a fruiting banana to my pending order, but the seller equates Williams, Gran Nain and Ice Cream Bananas for their success at surviving here -- z8 AL = a few nights at 10-15F each year; frost free from Easter to mid November; summers often over 90F.

I'm especially interested in which might fruit better or more quickly when planted outside and protected in winter.......

Or, am I being too optimistic?

What is your experience with Williams, Gran Nain or Ice Cream and their fruiting potential?


Incidentally, I'm also getting Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese Yellow Lotus Flowering) and an ornamental yellow-blooming banana she calls Siam Yellow. I'm hopeful about these doing well with protection here.