A banana is a yellow fruit that players can eat to heal 2 hitpoints[1]. Bananas are not used in Cooking to make other food (they presumably are an ingredient of banana stew, but players cannot make this item). Bananas can be sliced with knives and battleaxes.
In issue 26 of the God letters (dated 1 November 2004), Saradomin revealed that he enjoys fresh bananas from Karamja[2].
Obtaining bananas
Players can find bananas on trees in tropical locations, such as Karamja. Many banana trees are located in the plantation on Musa Point, and one of the easy tasks in the Karamja achievement diary requires players to pick five bananas from the plantation[3]. Bananas are available on Ape Atoll, in the yard at the western house of the monkey child and in the southwestern crates in the warehouse east of the magic shop.
The Karamjan banana plantation.
Members can harvest bananas from banana trees that they grow from a banana tree seed at level 33 Farming[4].
Players can buy bananas from the main stock of Charter ships and on the Grand Exchange.
Players can steal bananas from the monkey food stall on Ape Atoll, if they have at least level 5 Thieving[5].
Bananas can be created by casting the Bones to bananas spell, which turns all bones in the player's inventory into bananas. The spell requires a minimum Magic level of 15[6].
Uses for bananas
Bananas can be used to heal players, but their low rate of healing means that most players do not use bananas for this, except in special circumstances where bananas are readily available.
Players can make money from bananas on Musa Point by talking to Luthas and then filling a crate with 10 bananas, obtaining 30 coins. This can be repeatedly and at one time, before the appearance of Jobs in the Lumbridge area, was a safe, slow-but-sure way for low-level players to earn money. In Pirate's Treasure, filling a crate with bananas for Luthas is necessary so that the player can smuggle a bottle of Karamjan rum off Karamja to Port Sarim.
Members growing a curry tree with the Farming skill can pay a gardener five baskets of bananas (a total of 25 bananas) to watch over the tree[7]. Bananas can also be used in farming as an ingredient in making compost[8].
Members use bananas in Summoning. Bananas are required to make Fruit bat pouches[9]. Bananas are needed to bait baby pet monkeys, which requires level 27 Hunter and level 95 Summoning[10]. Bananas are also necessary to feed the pet monkey when it becomes an adult[11].
The Teleport to Ape Atoll spell requires a banana in addition to its cost in runes.[12].
Players can use a knife or a bladed weapon (or even a Godsword blade with no hilt) on a banana to turn it into sliced banana, which can be used as food and is needed for the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio quest. A whole banana can be added to Karamjan rum, but this is a waste of both items as the item has no use.
During Monkey Madness, when the player has the monkey rescued from the Ardougne Zoo, the player can use bananas on the monkey to "feed" him.
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