Banana trees are tropical rainforest plants that need a lot of water and plenty of moisture in the air. Water regularly to ...

For one, banana trees are particularly susceptible to infestations, says Chris Wille, the chief of sustainable agriculture at the nonprofit Rainforest Alliance. He works with banana growers to ...

The problem is a strain of fungus that infects the roots of a banana tree and keeps the plant from ... cleared hundreds of acres of rainforest for banana plantations — and led to countless ...