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This Is Not a Banana Tree

  • March 2, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Bananas don’t grow on trees. The plant that produces the yellow fruit is a perennial herb, with a “trunk” made of multiple leaves wrapped around a single stem. Bananas are good for you in many ways: They’re high in potassium, fiber, antioxidants, and vitamin B6. (Anna Jedynak / Shutterstock)

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