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title: "Trend — banana tree - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T15:34:56.910Z"
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  description: "Niche score 59/100 · £159K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 59/100 · £159K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — banana tree - Flapen"
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# **banana tree**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 33Growth 17Conversion 77Competition 78Returns 95Price range 14Avg price 24Brand share 89Review moat 73Quality gap 76

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.9%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Brand share**

**Great****46%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Great****37%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Conversion**

**Great****7.6%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Good****562.18**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Okay****£159K**

£159K/yr · 238K searches

**Avg price**

**Bad****£8.73**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Bad****-15.0%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Price range**

**Bad****£4.12–£16.76**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")