Growing Banana tree and types .

 The banana plant is the largest herbaceous flowering plant. All the above-ground parts of a banana plant grow from a structure usually called a "corm". this plant is very different from all other plants because this plant is not so tall but it covers a large area slowly. The banana tree is being used for different things. In India banana tree use is more because of Indian culture from leaf to root everything plays an important role. The banana is grown in the tropics, and, though it is most widely consumed in those regions, it is valued worldwide for its flavor, nutritional value, and availability throughout the year.

Cultivation of banana trees 

We can plant banana trees from seeds, but it takes a huge time to grow as per others.

we can take a baby banana plant from where the trees are in huge no and plant in our area.

Bananas are not real trees, not even palm trees, even though they are often called banana palms. 

Banana trunks consist of all the leaf stalks wrapped around each other. New leaves start growing inside, below the ground. They push up through the middle and emerge from the center of the crown. So does the flower, which finally turns into a bunch of bananas

A banana plant takes about 9 months to grow up and produce a bunch of bananas. Then the mother plant dies. But around the base of it are many suckers or pups, little baby plants.

At the base of a banana plant, under the ground, is a big rhizome called the corm.

The rhizome has many growing points and those turn into new suckers/pups. The suckers can be taken off and transplanted, and one or two can be left in a position to replace the mother plant.

Banana Varieties

Cavendish is the variety that you know from the supermarket. If you live near a banana-growing region, this is the variety you see in the plantations. It is a stout plant that produces large heavy bunches.

Lady Fingers are very tall and slender plants and have smaller, sweeter fruit. They are often grown by gardeners as ornamental plants with the small fruit being a bonus.

Planting Bananas

The best way is to start with the above-mentioned suckers or pups. Know someone who grows bananas? Talk to them. Every banana plant produces a lot more suckers than you need, so people usually have plenty to give away.

Cut the sucker from the main banana plant with a sharp shovel. Cut downwards between the mature plant and the sucker. You have to cut through the corm. It's not easy.

Another option is to dig up a bit of the rhizome and chop it into bits. Every bit that has an eye can be planted and will grow into a banana plant. But it takes longer than growing banana suckers.

Use of banana plant in India

The tree is used for marriage purposes like one with banana and another simple.

A small banana tree is used for pooja purchase.

Its leaf is used as a plate for eating food, as well as for god to keep food, in this leaf front portion is very useful most a time front portion is used some time to make fish in the leaf, its usage is more than another leaf.

Banana tree fruits we eat and also make food from it.

Its fruit peels contain a large number of vitamins as per other fruit we can it.

Steamed banana leaves can be used for packing your lunch.

we can use stem fibers as natural craft materials.

we can use banana plant fibers to make garments.

Banana plant rhizomes have many medicinal uses.

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The above picture means from this banana fruit grow slowly. 

Types of banana trees

Ice Cream Banana Tree

This fruit is grown in tropical areas like Hawaii, Central America, and Southeast Asia. The best temperature to grow this 15 feet growable tree is 65-degrees F. The soil should be well irrigated with water to hold the water. The fruit is blue to green color in appearance. The banana is medium size and the inside content is white and snowy in texture. The fruit has a vanilla flavor in taste which makes it easy for parents to give to your kids. The sunlight should be maxed up to 30 % less.

Cavendish Banana

The Cavendish banana tree fruit is quite bulky and fat which are produced in large quantities. This fruit is available around 50% of banana production. The other name of this banana is also called as Common Banana. After the 1950s this banana type became famous across the world. The best temperature is seen around the tropical region as well as tropical temperature-maintained gardens, edible garden locations.

Manzano Banana

This fruit is developed from the female flower of the plant. This fruit is grown in lesser quantity which makes it as a backyard cultivable banana fruit for small family consumption. The taste of the banana is a mixture of sweet and sour which makes it feel like eating a combination of Apple and Banana. The plant grows to a height of about 12 feet up to 14 feet.

Dwarf Plantain

This fruit is green in color raw banana which is called Plantain. This plant produces plenty of raw plantains easily which makes it a high yield plant. The easy to grow the character of the plant makes it easy to grow in your backyard as well as indoors with maintained temperature.

Red Banana

This is a famous Banana variety in India which has a reddish to purple colored outer thick skin. The most commonly cultivated areas are Asia, South America, East Africa, and the United Arab Emirates who then export to other countries.

Nendran

The Nendran banana is famously called the Changalikodan a variety which is cultivated in the village of Thrissur called Chengazhikodu. The plant bears up to 20 to 25 fruits bear branches. Special attention has to be given in every stage to cultivate this fruit.

Robusta Banana

his variety of fruit is medium in length, measuring around 15 to 20 cm and is more to damage in a heavy windy situation. The yield of this plant is quite large in quantity which weighs around 20kg per bunch of fruit. The stem of the plant has black to brown patches.

For growing tree what things are needed

The plant needs huge water, and it should be a continuous day today.
The plant needs sun and more energy to grow more and more.
There should be direct contact with the sun as well as rain so it will grow fast.
 The plant needs fertilizer to grow more and more, fertilizer should be mix into the soil.
 Don't cut leaf more then it will damage the plant.
 soil should be very free and in black soil, the banana plant grows fastly.

The banana plant has a specific benefit 

The banana fruit

The fruit is a source of vital nutrients. It is also a great digestive, which aids bowel movement and contains good fiber for your gut. Rich in vitamin B6 as well as vitamin C, it helps your body absorb iron better, increasing the hemoglobin count and overall blood and cardiovascular health. It is great for pregnant women to eat, as it aids fetal health. 

The banana flower

The flower is good for people looking to prevent and control type 2 diabetes because it balances out blood sugar levels in the body. It is also great for the overall wellness of the reproductive organs, aiding breastfeeding moms, and keeping infections at bay.

The banana stem

The juice of the banana stem helps in flushing out toxins from the body. It is a diuretic, and one of the most effective ways to cleanse your system from ailments. Drinking a glass of banana stem juice mixed with a few drops of lime juice every day prevents the formation of kidney stones and relieves Urinary Tract Infection.

The raw banana

They are beneficial for diabetics due to the presence of resistant starches that don’t digest too easily. They’re fiber-rich and keep irritable bowel syndrome at bay, and are good for heart health.

The banana leaf

While the banana leaf itself is not typically edible, eating of it has great health benefits, which have been propagated for thousands of years. This ensures cell health and digestive health, besides being a great antibacterial.