Why are banana trees classified as herbs?

Even though I call them “trees,” they are actually plants — and to be more specific, banana plants are herbaceous perennials. That's right — a banana plant is technically a large herb, distantly related to ginger. read more

Banana plants are indeed herbaceous and therefore classified as herbs, while apple, peach, and cherry trees are woody-stemmed and classified as trees. The fruitful things that grow on these plants to help propagate each respective species of plant are always fruit. read more

Even though I call them “trees,” they are actually plants — and to be more specific, banana plants are herbaceous perennials. That’s right — a banana plant is technically a large herb, distantly related to ginger. It is considered an herb in botanical terms because it never forms a woody stem the way a tree does. read more