Kern, who is chair of the West Los Angeles chapter of California Rare Fruit Growers, finally gave up growing Gros Michel, but ...

Growing fruit trees indoors can transform even the coziest corners of your home into a verdant personal orchard. Even better, ...

Bananas are sweet, soft, and usually eaten raw, while plantains are starchier, firmer, and typically cooked. Bananas are great for quick energy and snacking; plantains offer more fiber and starch, ...

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.

Torres, pictured with two of his seven banana plants Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, ... Mr. Torres said when people come to visit, they often confuse the banana plants with palm trees.