Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a banana tree growing in the corner of the main teaching greenhouse at Ohio ...

Yes, that's a banana tree growing in Hylton Hobday's Hampden Twp. front yard. Hylton Hobday's house would blend into Hampden Twp. suburbia if it weren't for his banana tree in the front yard... And ...

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

Banana trees typically grow best in US hardiness zones 9 to zone 11, though cold hardy varieties have a tolerance down to zone 5. It's best to ensure your banana tree variety is suited to your local ...

Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans-area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. In addition to ...

Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...