Question

What banana went extinct in 1965?

Answer 1

The banana that went extinct in 1965 was the Gros Michel banana, which was also called the Bike Mike.

The Gro Michel Banana or Bike Mike banana was the dominant sweeter commercial banana variety that went extinct commercially by roughly 1965 as a result of the Panama disease fungal pandemic.

It was also replaced by the more disease resistant and less flavorful Cavendish banana, that is the standard and identical clone banana that is sold in stores today.

The reason why the US can't produce bananas on a large scale is because of the climate in America is not really suitable for growing bananas

And even the warmest United States, States have cooler winter seasons which slow or stop the plant growth of bananas.

So the United States can and does produce some bananas, but not on a scale that is large enough to meet the national demand of bananas.

Americans eat around 26 pounds of bananas per person per year.

And over 99 percent of the supply of bananas are also imported from tropical