Let us introduce you to the banana leaf plant. Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) ...

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 ...

What is a good fertilizer for my banana tree? My tree is three years old, but has never produced fruit. Why is this and what can I do to help it produce bananas? There is a fertilizer specifically ...

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 ...

Eddie Meyers couldn’t believe his eyes. After planting several banana trees in his yard around Mother’s Day this year, he had given up on the idea of seeing any bananas actually sprout from the ...

I wrote recently about my banana tree that gave birth to a head of bananas and how I carefully processed the 30 pounds of deliriously delicious fruit. As I wrote, I processed the bananas to protect ...

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 ...

Its leaves were a little shredded from recent winds, but it was still very much alive after what turned out to be a perfect growing season.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man fed up with a private road in poor condition near his southwest Florida business has a novel solution: plant a banana tree in a pothole to warn motorists away. Last week, ...

100 billion is the amount of bananas humans eat worldwide. Most of which are the cavendish. However, despite this type of banana dominating the global market, *** fungal disease could wipe out the ...