With their large, lush leaves, banana trees bring a tropical vibe to any backyard. But, if you want to enjoy their dramatic ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The view from Tim and Sheila Wilmot’s bedroom window is, frankly, rather astonishing. Palm trees as high as houses sway in the breeze, 15ft banana trees stand firm, Chinese windmill palms droop with ...