With their large, lush leaves, banana trees bring a tropical vibe to any backyard. But, if you want to enjoy their dramatic display year after year, you’ll need to protect them from cold winters.

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If you're lucky enough to live in a tropical clime, you might have experimented with growing fruit like bananas. These trees find it trickier to produce fruit in colder regions, so it's worth taking ...

The Midwest may seem like far too cold of a region to accommodate plants with tropical roots. This banana pudding-flavored ...

The pawpaw, a fruit native to Indiana, ripens in the fall and has a tropical flavor. Purdue University researchers studied the pawpaw for its potential cancer-fighting properties, but it never made it ...