George Janousek shows off the banana palms growing in his North Vancouver backyard. The huge plants currently feature three banana bunches. This season marked the most trees Janousek had as well as the tallest. The local green thumb planted his first banana palm in 2009 and has been excitedly watching the progress ever since. His current backyard “jungle” is made up of shoots from the original plant. In previous years he has cut the plants right back and uses the leaves to cover his garlic plantings.
