What does a banana tree look like?

Banana is also a fruit that we often eat in our daily life. With the development of transportation technology, bananas can be bought in the market all year round. Regular consumption of bananas can enhance resistance to disease, but also anti-beriberi, promote appetite and digestion. Then some friends will be curious, bananas are so delicious, then what does the banana tree look like? How to choose bananas?

The shape of banana trees.

Banana trees are Musa plants of the Musaceae family native to tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. China is one of the ancient countries in the world for banana cultivation. Lu Dian wrote "Piya" in Song Dynasty: "Banana does not fall leaves, one leaf is a banana, so it is called banana". Most of the banana varieties mainly cultivated abroad are transmitted from China. Bananas are mainly distributed in the southwest of China.

Banana trees are giant herbs whose branches and stems are soft. In addition, its leaves are relatively large, the leaves are oblong, and the skin color is relatively oily. Half of the leaves are oblong, 1.5-2.5 m long, 60-70 cm wide, apex obtuse, base subrounded and bilaterally symmetrical, leaf surface dark green, petiole short and thick, usually less than 30 cm long, leaf wings prominent, margin maroon or bright red.

How to choose bananas

Generally speaking, good bananas give people the feeling that they are relatively shiny and golden. Some bananas may have a turquoise outer luster, turquoise parts that are not fully ripe, or if very little turquoise is OK. In addition, the banana skin must be intact, if damaged rotten, it affects the consumption. If the banana skin is found to have black spots, this is also relatively normal, which can only indicate that the banana ripens faster. Finally smell the smell of bananas, too ripe bananas smell will be more intense, and just ripe bananas have a fragrance.

The above is some small knowledge about bananas. Friends interested in banana trees can go to the southwest to have a look at the real banana trees. Large banana trees are planted in pieces and look spectacular.