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 trees are one of more than 80 species of flowering plants in the Musa genus. Bananas are huge herbaceous plants with fleshy, upright stalks from which large, oblong, bright green leaves grow.

The banana tree is not really a tree at all, its trunk (or ‘pseudostem’ as it is technically known) only lasts a few years before flowering and dying, allowing younger growth to take its place.

The banana tree is not really a tree at all, its trunk (or ‘pseudostem’ as it is technically known) only lasts a few years before flowering and dying, allowing younger growth to take its place. There ...

Banana Tree equals a Guru. According to ancient scriptures, the banana tree is equated to “Devaguru Brihaspati” or planet Jupiter.

Start banana plants from young suckers or cut up corms from robust plants. If you use suckers select 1 foot or 2 feet ones that have narrow sword-shaped leaves taken from the base of the mother ...

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.

Three years ago, I planted a banana tree in my backyard. I think I bought it at Sam's Club. It was just a little plant - cost about $5. I was in one of those moods. But I've never eaten one banana ...