Musa Bajool Banana Native Area?

[PalmTreeDude]

I read that the Musa Bajool Banana is native to central China, is this true? The range that it is said to be native to is not in the tropics (or at least this part), so wouldn't they die here (look at image of where Wikipedia says they are native) due to frosts? Or do they just naturally grow like that? I am a little confused. 

[PalmTreeDude]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_basjoo

[NorCalKing]

I know people who grow them. They die to the ground every winter but come back even bigger the following spring. It's one of the hardiest bananas you can grow.

[PalmTreeDude]

1 hour ago, NorCalKing said:

I know people who grow them. They die to the ground every winter but come back even bigger the following spring. It's one of the hardiest bananas you can grow.

Oh yeah, I knew that. I grow them as well. I was just wondering if they grow like that in their native habitat. 

[NorCalKing]

I'd imagine they'd do quite well in a native jungle environment.

[Romeo]

It is called the Japanese Fiber Banana for some reason (?)  currently, WIKI is saying 'Southern China Native'

Edited April 18, 2017 by Romeo

[Eric in Orlando]

It is actually native to Sichuan, China but widely grown in other southern Chinese provinces and in southern Korea and Japan and has naturalized in many of these areas. In Japan it has been widely grown for the fibers leading to the common name. It should be called the Sichuan Banana.