Although bananas grow like trees they are actually plants. They are made up of stalks that are covered with overlapping leaves. A stalk or stem can be about 30 cm thick. A banana plant can grow up to 6 meters in height. It has up to 20 long and wide leaves.
Bananas hang in clusters, also called hands, from the plant. Each cluster can carry about 10 to 20 bananas.
Bananas as a basic diet.