Where can I get a plant?
A lot of nurseys in the southeastern part of the state sell them in the late spring and by July 4th they will be all gone, if not sooner.
There are some Red Banana trees at that pop-up nursey on Raeford Road in Fayetteville right now, $40 each...very decorative, in a Martian landscape sorta of way.
Wal Mart, theirs has a big, square, green trunk and as soon as their all picked more grow back by the next day. That's where I get mine....
Can you grow these in central NC?
How does the fruit turn out. I’ve seen videos of people sprouting new plants from the tops but haven’t tried myself.
CoolWe started with a "top" from a store bought pineapple, rooted it in water, and planted it.
We put it on the patio in summer, and keep it inside when temps are below 50 degrees.
It takes several years to get fruit. But, it also spins off lots of babies along the way.
From one top, we've grown about 20-25 offspring and 5-6 pineapples.
They get larger and sweeter. Very delicious!