PRAYING HANDS

Praying Hands is one of the most unusual varieties of banana. The fruit is not separated like most varieties. Each hand is fused together forming a mass which resembles praying hands. The peel connecting each fruit is thin, and the fruit can be separted and eaten individually when ripe. A more interesting way of serving this fruit, is to vertically slice each hand and place it on a dish to be eaten with a spoon. The fruit is very sweet and can be left on the plant until it ripens with little worry of it splitting. The plant grows to 14 feet and can withstand short duration's of frost without being damaged.