[header] How to grow banana trees in containers [title] Choose a dwarf variety of banana tree. [step] A standard banana tree can grow to be over 15 meters (49 feet) in height and will become too large for a regular pot. When purchasing a banana tree, make sure that you go for a dwarf variety of tree. 
These trees only grow to around 1.5 m (5 feet) to 4 m (13 feet), can be grown indoors, and will not outgrow the pot that you put them in. Look online for different varieties of dwarf banana tree corms for sale.