With their large, lush leaves, banana trees bring a tropical vibe to any backyard. But, if you want to enjoy their dramatic ...

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News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been detected in Latin America for the first time. A strain of the Fusarium fungus, which causes so-called ...

Ritter points to a common propagation practice as one of the biggest threats – the use of corms (the “baby” banana plants that grow at the base of banana trees) to sow new plots. Farmers ...

Ripon Ray says he's still shocked that they've grown this year A hobby gardener from east London was astonished to find his 10-year-old banana plant had produced fruit for the first time.

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The banana sucker is still too small to be grown separately. It is best to wait for it to grow larger – roughly half the size of the mother plant – before it can be divided and potted separately.