Musa Basjoo is a spectacular and flamboyant plant that offers a tropical look for climates that are nowhere near the Equator, climates like the Pacific Northwest even. It’s actually a banana tree.

No, you don’t have to live in the tropics to grow exotic trees, says landscaper Dave Resavage, who is pruning a banana tree in the back yard of his Swoyersville home. The thirsty banana tree needs ...