Plantain trees bear fruit in several years

The plantain tree is native to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. It may be wild in Taiwan. It can be cultivated in the open field to the south of the Huaihe River in the Qinling Mountains. It is mostly cultivated near gardens and farmhouses. So how many years does the plantain tree bear fruit?

First, how many years does the plantain tree bear fruit?

Banana trees can bear fruit in a year. Plantains can be eaten, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it has the effect of moistening the intestines and relieving defecation, and it is neutral. People with a cold stomach should not eat more plantains, and the general elderly should eat plantains.

Second, how to distinguish bananas from plantains

1. Look at the shape

The banana is curved in the shape of a crescent moon with a short stalk and 5-6 edges on the pericarp. The fruit is long in shape, short in stalk, turquoise when immature, golden when ripe, yellow-white flesh, nearly round in cross section.

The plantains are thinner at both ends, thicker in the middle, slightly flat on one side and slightly curved on the other, showing a "round and deficient shape". The fruit stalk is long, the berry is triangular, and there are generally 3 edges on the pericarp. The peel of plantain is grayish yellow, the pulp is milky white, and the cross section is flat and round. Generally speaking, bananas are bigger and plantains are smaller.

two。 Color

The banana is turquoise when it is not ripe, turns yellow after maturity, with brown spots, the flesh is yellow-white, and the cross section is nearly round. The peel of plantain is grayish yellow, there are no spots after ripening, the flesh is milky white, and the cross section is flat and round.

3. Taste

The banana is full-bodied and sweet. The plantain tastes sweet, but it has a sour aftertaste.

Plantains are also often planted with other plants to form a landscape. Banana bamboo planting is the most common combination, the two growth habits, regional distribution, search charm are quite similar, known as "Shuangqing". The garden planting of plantain can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, but until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties, plantain in the garden only occasionally appeared.