Reason 2: The Ripening Process Hasn’t Fully Re-Started. Bananas take too long to ripen if they are left on the banana trees. So they are harvested before they are ripe. Plus, if companies had to transport these fruits fully ripened, it means that they will suffer huge financial losses because the bananas won’t ship well. As for new fruit trees you have planted, trees take three days to grow, followed by an additional day to bear fruit - again, based on timings seen in previous games in the series. How Long Will Banana Plants Typically Live? Banana plant corms can live for up to 15 years, but they will produce numerous pseudostems throughout their lives. Each pseudostem will live for 1-3 years, so your plant will appear to be dying and producing new growth throughout its life. Are Banana Plants Toxic to Humans and/or Pets? No. Bananas do not grow from a seed but from a bulb or rhizome, and it takes 9 to 12 months from sowing a banana bulb to harvesting the fruit. The banana flower appears in the sixth or seventh month. The banana flower appears in the sixth or seventh month. 2-3 years after planting dwarf apple trees will start bearing fruit. To bear fruit standard-size trees can take up to 8 years. Prune your apple trees annually to keep them healthy and productive. Some varieties are more susceptible to disease and insect damage than others. They can grow in Zones 9-11 in the United States. Banana plants indoors should be kept between 67-90℉. They'll stop growing in colder temperatures. Banana plants grow the fastest in temperatures between 80-95℉. With more water, banana plants can handle higher temperatures, but they prefer not to. From seeds. Other bananas do grow from seeds, particularly those varieties that are closer to their wild ancestors. Start them in a protected garden area, a container indoors, or in a greenhouse. Soak the seeds in water for a day or two to break the seed dormancy. Sow them a quarter-inch deep in moist soil. How old does a banana tree have to be to produce bananas? It takes banana trees about 9 months to grow to full height, and only 12 months to bear their first fruit. On average, banana stalks last for about a year and a half to two years, but the plant that they stem from could last anywhere between 6 and 25 years. Banana plants grow up for 25 feet high dependency on the halophyte. There are cultivars that grow just 3 to 4 feet tall. Banana leaves can grow up into 2 feet wide and 9 feet long based on the cultivar. How to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Banana Plants. Banana Pollination. Banana inflorescences hold both male and feminine flowers. So the first stage of banana tree flowering stages is going to be vegetative development. In this stage, the banana tree is going to grow. After initially planting a pup, this stage will last about 15 months. That’s how long it will take your plant to reach its mature height. After that initial year, it will only take your plant about six YRwekN.