What temperatures will Musa Basjoo go down to?

The leaves of Muso Basjoo will stop growing at 12 degrees Centigrade. They will start to get leaf damage at zero degrees centigrade.

A young pseudostem will die at a few degrees below freezing but a more mature stem of a thickness of 4-6 inches will tolerate temperatures down to minus 8 degrees Centigrade.

The rhizome roots will survive prolonged periods of average sub zero temperatures (0 to –8 degrees centigrade) but the leaves and stem will die back if unprotected