Plant the tree: Place the banana plant in the hole upright, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with or slightly above the ground. Backfill with soil, gently firming it down as you go. Water ...

Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike ...

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 ...

Bamboo, palm, and banana trees have been classified as 'grassy trees' by NYU scientists, showcasing their potential in ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Should I cut my banana trees back to the ground now? They look terrible ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- David Flynn lives on the hill just off the Greenbelt with a green thumb and beautiful green-leaved banana trees that are bearing fruit in Egbertville this year. Flynn says the ...

As giant farms grow just one kind — a clone — a deadly and persistent fungus thrives. Botanical gardens like Norfolk’s want their conservatories to preserve and foster threatened and ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — 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, ...

East Godavari district horticulture officer S. Mallikarjuna Rao appealed to farmers to stay alert to the cyclone warnings and ...

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, ...