“Consider the banana (Musa). The commercial varieties do not produce seeds, and their culture is limited to isolating sprouts and placing them in favorable ecological conditions. These banana clones are as ancient as tropical agriculture itself, 10,000-20,000 years….To me, the banana…represents an optimal means of immortality….” Francis Hallé: In Praise of Plants.
One of the first things I learned about bananas after moving to a country where they’re grown is that the banana plant is an herb, not a tree. So… that make them immortal? Wow! Continue reading ‘Immortal Banana’
