The banana doesn't grow on a tree. It grows on a flowering plant that blossoms, produces a seedless fruit, and then dies.
New banana plants grow from the base of the main stem. Most of the popular bananas for cooking or eating don't have seeds and come from the same plant.
From a genetic standpoint, we have been eating the exact same banana for decades, according to Emily Monosson, author of Blight Fungi and the Coming Pandemic.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
