Originally Posted by PR-Giants

I hope this is helpful.

I know next to nothing about fibers, so I'm hoping kom the "banana fiber expert" will fill in any important details I might omit.

After harvesting my first banana plant, it was almost impossible not to notice that the center fruiting stalk had very thin, soft and extremely strong fibers.

Upper and lower sections of a pseudostem after harvest.


Center Fruiting Stalk


Fiber from the lower section


Banana fiber from fruiting stalk