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

Banana plants grow without seeds using methods like suckers and tissue culture. This is important for home gardeners seeking sustainable practices. Suckers, or pups, are separated from the mother ...

This time of year, I get a lot of questions about growing banana plants — how to prepare them for winter, how to overwinter them, and how to get them to survive long term in North Texas landscapes.

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK — The tropical look is in, and gardeners have become well versed in using elephant ears, bananas and other large-leafed tropicals to create the look. But, after a time, dealing with ...

Fernando Larios eyes the stand of plantains running along one side of the Francis Avenue Community Garden in Koreatown. A large cluster of fruit, just out of arm’s reach, is almost ready. “It’ll be ...

Cassava, banana and plantain, staple foods for millions of the world's poorest people, are notoriously difficult to breed. But an international team of scientists aims to change that, using a ...