zdangerAfter 4 years my banana tree decided it was time to fruit!
BeNotAfraidAwesome, it’s not a tree though it’s a giant herb. Still cool.
Well I'll be a monkey's uncle, i just looked it up and you're right! Though some botanists argue it's a shrub, but all sources seems to say it definitely isn't a tree. TIL
Yep, woodies are a totally different ball game. If you want a real obvious difference, trees are perennial. Bananas cultivated for their fruit only live for roughly a year and then they die right back to the rhizome and start their growth cycle again. Trees will remain alive above ground after fruiting and overwintering.