206.255.102.38 at 20:49, 3 September 2012

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{{Infobox Fruit tree
|image = [[File:Bananatree hd.png]]
|produce = Banana
|yield = 6
|time = 14hrs
|seed = Banana tree seed
|level = 33
|plantxp = 28
|harvestxp = 1750.5
|examine = A banana tree sapling has been
planted in this fruit tree patch.
|examine2 = Grows weird yellow fruit.
}}
The '''Banana tree''' is a native of, and can be found on the island of [[Karamja]], or may be grown with the [[Farming]] skill. Level 33 farmers may plant a [[banana tree seed]] in a [[plant pot]] that has been filled with dirt from any empty gardening patch. A [[gardening trowel]] is needed to plant the seed, then it must be watered. This action is all performed in the inventory or backpack section of the screen.

After 5 minutes or less, the planted seed will become a [[Banana sapling]] and can then be transferred to a [[Farming/Patch locations#Fruit_Tree_patches|Fruit tree patch]]. The fruit tree patch must be raked clean of [[weeds]]. [[Compost]] or [[Supercompost|Super Compost]] may be added prior to planting, and once planted (using a spade and trowel), the nearby farmer may be paid to watch over your tree. '''Payment is 4 [[basket]]s of [[cooking apple|apples]] (may be noted)''' (20 [[cooking apple]]s).

A banana sapling may take fourteen or more hours to mature. An [[Amulet of nature]] may be bound to the patch to provide progress on its growth. Once mature, the tree produces up to six [[banana]]s at a time.

Planting the banana sapling gives 28 Farming [[experience]]. A healthy banana tree, when checked, provides 1,750.5 Farming experience. If the farmer does not watch the tree, then a diseased tree may be removed using [[secateurs]]. However, if left alone, the diseased tree will die.

Each banana, when picked from a tree in a fruit tree patch, gives 10.5 farming experience. Once all 6 bananas have been picked, the tree will slowly produce more bananas until all 6 are available again. However, the bananas may be picked anytime they show on the tree.

Some banana trees can be found in-game without being planted by players. Many can be found on [[Musa Point]] in northeast Karamja. Several can also be found scattered throughout the southern [[Kharidian Desert]], particularly in and around [[Nardah]], [[Menaphos]], and [[Sophanem]]; picking bananas from these trees does not provide any farming experience.

==Production costs==

The data in this table is based on the Grand Exchange prices of an Banana tree seed and a Banana, assuming one seed is processed to 6 Bananas and a gardener is paid with 20 cooking apples in 4 baskets to keep the patch disease free.
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Material cost 223
! Profit/loss0
! Profit/xp
|-
| {{formatnum:{{#expr: ({{:Exchange:Banana tree seed|View=price}}+20*{{:Exchange:Cooking apple|View=price}}+4*{{:Exchange:Basket|View=price}})}}}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr: (6*{{:Exchange:Banana|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Banana tree seed|View=price}}-20*{{:Exchange:Cooking apple|View=price}}-4*{{:Exchange:Basket|View=price}})}}}}
| {{formatnum:{{#expr: ((6*{{:Exchange:Banana|View=price}}-{{:Exchange:Banana tree seed|View=price}}-20*{{:Exchange:Cooking apple|View=price}}-4*{{:Exchange:Basket|View=price}})/1841.5) round 2}}}}
|}
</center>
Farming all 5 Fruit tree patches will provide you with '''9,207.5''' xp, costing '''{{formatnum:{{#expr: (5*({{:Exchange:Banana tree seed|View=price}}+20*{{:Exchange:Cooking apple|View=price}}+4*{{:Exchange:Basket|View=price}}-6*{{:Exchange:Banana|View=price}}))}}}}''' coins.

== Trivia ==

*In real life, the banana plant is actually a ''herb'' as it contains no wood fibres. The plant's "stem" is actually the base of huge leaf stalks. The bananas produced are considered ''berries'', and the entire plant would belong to the ''Lily'' family and the [[wikipedia:Musa (genus)|genus Musa]].

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206.255.102.38 at 20:49, 3 September 2012