Banana trees are one of more than 80 species of flowering plants in the Musa genus. Bananas are huge herbaceous plants with fleshy, upright stalks from which large, oblong, bright green leaves grow.

Japanese banana variety boasts edible skin, ... The process involves starting banana trees out in an environment that's nearly minus-80 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

A terminal cancer sufferer has managed to grow rare Japanese bananas in his Devon back garden. Paul Edis, 54, and his wife Srey-March, 32, planted a Musa basjoo tree - which originates from Japan ...

With 12-foot-long leaves, these Japanese natives are actually herbaceous perennials. In the proper conditions, banana trees can grow to taller than 20 feet. If you’re really lucky, they’ll ...

Lori C. of Santa Rosa asks: I was given an ornamental banana plant in a 5-gallon pot. I would like to buy a couple more, but first, I could use some help as to where to plant them and how to care ...