Abstract: A banana stand that has the appearance of banana when in a closed state. The banana stand includes a main body, a rear support disposed in a recess of the main body, and at least one, and in one implementation two front supports pivotally connected to the main body. An internal gearing mechanism operates to move the front supports in sync with the rear support when the rear support is moved from the recess in the main body. Once the rear support is fully deployed, a locking mechanism locks the front and rear supports in an open or standing position such that the main body can be positioned to stand on a surface. A hook at the top of the main body receives and suspends a bunch of bananas.