I had a banana tree with a bunch of young bananas damaged by strong wind and this shows the bananas ripened prematurely but how do they taste? Plus, a little bit about banana tree growing in the ...

A Florida man filled a pothole with a banana tree in order to make a statement about road conditions. Here, a stock image shows a pothole in the middle of a street after floodwaters weathered ...

Q: I have a large banana tree growing in a pot outdoors. I do not know what type it is, but I was told that it is tender and will not survive the winter. If I don't have a greenhouse, is there any ...

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.

In the middle of Honda Drive in south Fort Myers now sits a banana tree. The person who did this wanted to make a point that the pothole was so deep, that they could plant a tree in it.

Boy Scout Ryan Vedros, 13, works Saturday, September 11, 2010 on planting a banana tree on the perimeter of the parking lot fence at Holy Name of Mary Church in Algiers.

Bananas are a staple in Indian kitchens, and growing them at home from the banana seed is easier than most think. Right from ...

SUSAN POAG / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Boy Scout Roy Messina plants a banana tree on the perimeter of the parking lot fence at Holy Name of Mary Church in Algiers in 2010. Then the real work started.

First of all, a banana plant is actually an herb, not a tree. As for fruit, bananas seldom produce fruit this far north, although a cold hardy variety may produce if conditions are perfect.

Question: Our banana tree is full of fruit. What type of fertilizer is needed? Answer: Many gardeners are reporting full stalks of bananas hopefully ready to harvest before the cooler fall and wint… ...

If you would like to grow some bananas in your own garden you have to have patience. <br/><br/>South Tulsan Ray McCollum got a banana tree from a friend four years ago. "I was fascinated by it. I ...