Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic ...

I had a banana tree with a bunch of young bananas damaged by strong wind and this shows the bananas ripened prematurely but ...

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 ...

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 ...

The banana is so popular in Uganda that the locals eat about 250 kg each per year. In fact, the banana is so essential to their diet, that their word "matooke" means both "food" and "banana". The ...

Donna Horn doesn't profess to having a green thumb, but it does seem that whatever she plants thrives, including ornamental banana trees. Yes, banana trees in Chattanooga. "You absolutely do not need ...

PHOENIX — Are you trying to become one of the lucky few to bring a blue java banana tree home? First things first: Yes, blue bananas are real. Yes, they actually do taste like vanilla ice cream. Now ...

Nine banana trees are blooming at the same time in a University of Saskatchewan greenhouse — a rare occurrence in North America, according to experts. The greenhouse in Saskatoon showcases four ...

Q:We purchased a red-leaf banana plant as an anniversary gift to each other two years ago. It was 4 feet tall. That winter, the deer smashed it down. We cut the damage off, and now it's 15 feet tall ...

Fed up with a pesky pothole located in the middle of a street, a Florida man decided to make a statement about road conditions by filling the cement hole with a banana tree. Bryan Raymond of Fort ...

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