Banana Tree- Musa Acuminata - Outdoor Fruit Plant

Description:

Musa Acuminata Aka Banana trees are fast-growing evergreen perennials. These plants grow around 360 – 600 cm tall and 180 – 300 cm wide. Their foliage is huge paddle-shaped leaves that itself has a length of 180 – 300 cm. And has erect spikes of flowers with colours from cream to yellow. Adorned by bracts, followed by edible yellow bananas. Apart from being a known producer of edible fruits and vegetables, Banana trees (Musa Acuminata) will give a standout look in your Mediterranean garden.

Musa Acuminata could be a source for edibles.

These Banana trees got a distinct characteristic about formation of trunk-like pseudo stems, which are actually the leaf sheaths overlapped themselves. These pseudo stems are used in some South Asian cuisines, in a cooked form. Musa Acuminata also bears erect spikes of flowers, adorned by bracts. These parts are also edibles and can be used as a vegetable ingredient. Mostly served in Southern Indian cuisines. And these trees are also responsible for bearing the world’s most edible banana which is also widely consumed in the fruit market.