Plant the tree: Place the banana plant in the hole upright, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with or slightly above the ground. Backfill with soil, gently firming it down as you go. Water ...

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. In addition to ...

Hass avocado trees provide the nice benefit of producing fruit—and can even do so indoors! They can reach up to 12 feet tall ...

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

Damian and Gloria Ondo are dwarfed by the huge banana trees in their beautiful garden as they walk through with their dogs Simba and Caesar. Even though the original tree Damian started with was from ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...

No plant can match the hardy banana (Musa basjoo) when it comes to adding a tropical flair to your garden. With 12-foot-long leaves, these Japanese natives are actually herbaceous perennials. In the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. • As the first freeze approaches, most gardeners worry about getting the leaves raked. But for Brian Rosenthal of ...

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 ...

You don't need a big backyard to enjoy fresh fruit from your own garden. Whether you have a tiny patio or even just a balcony, these compact fruit trees are worth the space they take. They're native ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. • As the first freeze approaches, most gardeners worry about getting the leaves raked. But for Brian Rosenthal of St. Joseph, it means digging up his 14-, 16- and 17-foot banana "trees ...