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?

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. In addition to ...

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 ...