Question: My banana trees took a beating from the recent frost as was expected and I know they will recover. Should I trim off all the frost-damaged leaves or leave them until new growth appears?

Growing a banana tree is an exciting venture that offers both visual charm and delicious fruit. While most banana varieties thrive outdoors in USDA growing zones 8 to 10, certain resilient cultivars ...

Some of you look at the tattered brown leaves of your banana in December and long for banana pudding made with your own bananas. Some of you long for the day when all you had to do was whack your ...

It didn't get cold enough this winter to kill the trunks of banana trees. Trim only damaged leaves, not the trunk, if you want the trees to flower and produce fruit. (NOLA.com|The Times-Picayune ...

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 ...

Donna Horn doesn't profess to having a green thumb, but it does seem that whatever she plants thrives, including ornamental banana trees. Yes, banana trees in Chattanooga. "You absolutely do not need ...

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 for ...