Ng Hong Chai’s gardening hobby isn’t just about cultivating plants. It’s a way to stay active. He finds joy in nurturing ...

Banana trees are one of more than 80 species of flowering plants in the Musa genus. Bananas are huge herbaceous plants with ...

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.

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

At this year's Future Fabrics Expo, banana plants emerged as a fruitful source for making more sustainable materials. Here, we spotlight four examples of the plant being transformed into leather ...

“Generally, indoor fruit trees require plenty of bright light—about six to eight hours minimum—and good nutrition in order to produce fruit,” says Alfred Palomares, vice president of ...

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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred impacted 116 hectares of banana plantations in NSW. (ABC Rural: Kim Honan)He said he had lost about 90 per cent of his production. "The plants at the back won't bunch ...