PHOENIX — Are you trying to become one of the lucky few to bring a blue java banana tree home? First things first: Yes, blue bananas are real. Yes, they actually do taste like vanilla ice cream ...

Blue Java bananas are real, but they're not as blue as social media users claim.

Blue Java bananas are a blue-ish green when unripe, but they ripen to a pale yellow. When peeled, the fruit is white, like regular supermarket bananas.

PHOENIX — This is not a Dr. Seuss fruit. This is a blue java banana tree. Yes, blue bananas DO EXIST and the best part is they taste like VANILLA ICE CREAM! Again, blue bananas. Check. Bananas ...

Bananas ripen best when off of the tree. Wait until the fruit reach full size, then cut off the whole stalk and hang it up somewhere convenient. Pick the fruit from the stalk as it turns yellow.

According to amazopedia, these blue java bananas are triploid hybrid of seeded bananas Musa Acuminata and Musa Balbisiana. And they can grow to a height of 15 to 20 ft and the leaves of the tree ...

The Blue Java Banana Tree grows bananas that taste like vanilla ice cream. They grow up to 15 feet. Only the peel is a blue and green color. The actual fruit is white like a typical banana.

Blue Java banana is hybrid of the seeded bananas. It has blue hue and creamy texture. As per a Twitter use, this blue java banana tastes like vanilla icecream.