Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic presence for thousands of years (archaeological evidence suggests humans ...

With ideal growing conditions, you can cultivate a delicious banana tree of your own. Growing a banana tree is an exciting venture that offers both visual charm and delicious fruit. While most banana ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

There are more than a thousand types of bananas in the world. But one variety, the Cavendish, is ubiquitous in supermarkets and makes up the vast majority of the 10 billion bananas imported into the U ...