Welsh gardener's efforts finally bear unlikely fruit

08:38 11th November 2008

A barber from Wales has become one of the first people in the UK to grow bananas outdoors in the UK.

While bananas tend to grow best under glass in a greenhouse, the superbly named Michael Michael has managed to take advantage of global warming's effects on the British climate and grown the fruit outside.

Mr Michael managed to get his banana tree to bear fruit this year for the first time, despite growing the exotic plants in his garden for years, according to Wales Online.

He explained that the banana plants aren't the only thing in his garden that shouldn't be growing in the British climate.

"It's proof climate change has come to Fairwater," he told the website.

"I've got all kinds of exotic plants - figs and tons of grapes that I let the birds eat. I've got some Himalayan banana plants as well.

"I've got some Americana cacti that are huge. They aren't meant to grow in our weather either."

While Mr Michael's achievements are indeed impressive, the vast majority of UK gardeners are unlikely to have the same success.

Growing bananas in the greenhouse is much likelier to provide the results you are after.