Gardeners who enjoy the bold foliage and exotic presence of banana plants often face a familiar challenge as temperatures drop. These striking additions to the landscape bring a touch of the tropics, ...

Some of the plants we casually call trees do not meet the botanical definition of a true tree. Bananas grow from pseudostems ...

Understanding what a banana tree is remains key to knowing how many times a banana tree bears fruit. We peel into this complicated question.

Banana plants make great landscape plants, but it's important to know which one you have for the best chance of survival!

Lush green bamboo growing straight toward the sky, and banana trees spreading their large leaves under the tropical sun.

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 ...

After spending countless hours pampering a banana tree to help it grow in Colorado’s climate, Tom Kearns is eager to enjoy the literal fruits of his labor. Or at least in six months, when those ...