Banana - Fun Fruit, Fruity Fun

There is much to love about bananas. A banana is a fun fruit that's very appealing. Bananas are tasty and they come in their own tidy package. It's a fruit that appeals to people of all ages.

Bananas are as versatile to eat as they are when applied to art and design. Over the years this fun fruit has influenced taste buds and the idea of taste in general.

My dancing bananas framed print is the epitome of fun fruit in art. The artist, Greg Brown, certainly knows about bananas. Get a copy of his "Banana Appeal" of your very own using the info below.

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Greg Brown is a master of whimsy!

Apple Bananas from our backyard.

Banana plants are often referred to as banana trees. In our backyard, we have the smaller variety of apple banana plants. They produce the sweetest fruit and are very highly desired here in the islands. Harvesting is commonly done using a machete.

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It takes approximately 9 to 12 months for the young banana plant to produce mature, sweet tasting bananas. The mature banana plant needs to be cut down after harvesting the fruit as each banana plant only produces one stem of bananas, but it is quickly replaced by the young shoots produced from the main plant. And the cycle repeats itself.

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Banana creme pie, banana split, chocolate covered bananas, banana bread, fried bananas.........you can prepare the banana in so many ways or simply eat them in their natural state. Recipes for the frozen chocolate covered banana are all over the internet, or you can find even more enticing ways to prepare the banana below.

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Banana Yellow - it's a classic!

Find the color of the banana everywhere. It's inspired designers, artisians and crayon makers for eons. And why not........banana yellow is indeed a classic! A fact: The color banana mania was introduced by Crayola in 1997.

Part of our backyard banana crop this year.

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