Artificial Banana Trees

Banana trees carry the largest leaves of any plant sold for indoor use, and this page collects our faux range from a 4.8 ft tabletop-height potted specimen up to an 83 in dual-trunk piece with sixteen variegated leaves. Every tree here ships as a floor plant with a planter included, in single- or dual-trunk form, for entryways, living rooms and offices that want a tropical statement without the real thing's torn, browning leaves. Several are also built for a covered patio, with UV-resistant PE foliage that won't bleach out in the sun.

Why choose a faux banana tree over other tropical species

The leaf is the whole point: broad, paddle-shaped and often variegated, it reads as tropical from across a room in a way a ficus or dracaena's smaller leaves don't. A real banana plant drops and tears leaves constantly and won't survive a Canadian winter anywhere near a window draft, so the faux version is doing something a live one structurally can't — holding a full, undamaged canopy indefinitely. If you want the tropical look with a narrower profile, artificial palms take up less floor width for the same visual weight.

How to choose the right size

A 4.8 to 6 ft banana tree suits a standard living room corner or entryway and clears most residential ceilings comfortably. Dual-trunk pieces around 6 to 8 ft, like the 83 in variegated-leaf version, read fuller and work well as a focal point rather than an accent. At 11.8 to 12 ft you're in commercial territory — hotel lobbies, office atriums and retail floors with ceiling height to spare. Some wire-branch versions let you bend the stems slightly to fit a particular corner, which matters more with a broad-leafed tree than a narrow one.

Can these go outside?

Some can, some can't — check the individual listing before assuming. A handful in this range use UV-resistant PE leaves and a weighted base built for a covered patio, which protects against fading and tipping in wind, but they're rated for covered outdoor placement, not open exposure to Canadian rain and snow. The rest are indoor-only. If year-round outdoor use is the goal, look for the UV-resistant tag specifically rather than assuming any tropical-looking tree will hold up.

Do they look convincing up close?

The better pieces in this range use real-touch leaf material with visible vein texture rather than flat printed plastic, and a couple of the smaller trunks detach for easier transport and setup. Variegated-leaf versions add colour variation across the canopy instead of uniform green, which is closer to how a real banana plant's foliage actually looks. Detail like this matters more at 4 to 6 ft, where people are close enough to touch the leaves, than at 12 ft, where the tree is read as a silhouette from across a lobby.

Frequently asked questions

Do artificial banana leaves fade if the tree sits in a sunny window?

Standard indoor-rated leaves can fade slightly over years of direct, unfiltered sun the same way any dyed material does, though this is far slower than a live plant's decline. If the tree is going somewhere with strong daily sun, or on a covered patio, choose one of the UV-resistant PE-leaf versions in this range, which are built specifically to resist that kind of colour loss.

How do I clean an artificial banana tree?

Dust the broad leaves individually with a soft, dry cloth or a duster, since their size collects visible dust faster than fine-leafed plants. For a deeper clean, wipe with a barely damp cloth and let the leaves air-dry fully before returning the tree to its spot. Avoid soaking real-touch foliage or spraying cleaning products directly, which can dull the leaf's texture over time.

Does the tree come with a pot or planter?

Most of the banana trees on this page include a planter, listed as part of the product — black, grey or white pots appear across the range. Check the specific product page for the pot included with that tree, since size and colour vary, and swap it for your own planter if you'd rather match an existing one.

Are these suitable for an office or commercial lobby?

Yes — several are built and tagged for hotel, office and retail use, including commercial-grade dual-trunk pieces and the larger 11.8 to 12 ft specimens sized for atriums and lobbies. For a residential entryway or living room, the smaller 4.8 to 6 ft pieces are the better fit; the larger sizes are proportioned for taller commercial ceilings.

Do banana trees in this range use real wood trunks?

No — the banana trees here use synthetic trunks, some detachable for transport, rather than the real-wood-trunk construction we use on some olive and banyan trees. This keeps the tree lighter to move and is consistent with how a real banana plant's soft, fibrous stem looks, which doesn't resemble hardwood bark in the first place.