# AI Running on Banana Trees: Leap Across Giant Banana Leaves

> AI running on banana trees is the October 2026 trend where you run and jump across the tops of giant banana plants, leaf to leaf, like a parkour run through a plantation.

Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend
Updated: 2026-10-20
Published: 2026-10-20
Author: İrfan Şener (https://www.makeviral.ai/about)
Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai)

**AI running on banana trees** is the October 2026 trend where you run and jump across the tops of giant banana plants, leaf to leaf, like a parkour run through a plantation. MakeViral puts your face into the trend's first viral clip, 10 seconds with its sound. You need one photo. Pet: your dog or cat bounds across the leaves.

Your face, the viral run: you sprint and leap from the top of one giant banana plant to the next across a green hillside, never touching the ground. One photo, the trend's own clip, with its sound. A Pet version sends your dog or cat bounding across the leaves.

Also called: Banana Tree Run AI, Running on banana trees, Banana leaf run, AI chạy trên chuối.

**Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/create). 1 photo · 10 s · 9:16 with sound · 152 credits, charged once · ready in up to several minutes · no prompt to write.

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## What is the Banana Tree Run AI trend, and where did it start?

Clips of people walking on banana leaves have floated around TikTok since early 2026. A "Walking on Banana Leaves Like Magic" clip got 72,000 views in February, and an Indonesian how-to for a walking on banana leaves effect got 164,800 views in April.

The running version is new. On 15 October 2026, the Ugandan creator @big.e.ug posted a CapCut AI clip of himself sprinting and leaping across the tops of banana plants on a hillside. It passed 1.7 million views and 150,000 likes. The CapCut template behind it is called "AI chạy trên chuối" (Vietnamese for "AI running on bananas"). From 16 October, template how-tos flooded TikTok under names like "AI running on banana trees", "running on banana trees AI template" and "banana tree running", with the new #bananatreetrend. A French how-to, "Comment créer cette vidéo où tu marches sur des feuilles de bananier ?", got 728,600 views, and a how-to posted from Pakistan passed 1.3 million on 19 October. The template showed 203,900 uses by 18 October.

### Banana Tree Run AI trend timeline

- **2026-02-04**: "Walking on Banana Leaves Like Magic", an AI clip of a young man stepping from leaf to leaf in a banana grove, gets 72,000 views. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@daylikaj/video/7602941661143895314).
- **2026-10-15**: @big.e.ug posts a CapCut AI clip of himself running across the tops of banana plants on a hillside. It passes 1.7 million views, the trend's first big post. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@big.e.ug/video/7696964118619639060).
- **2026-10-16**: Template how-tos start at 09:16 UTC, and #bananatreetrend, #bananatreeai and #runningonbananatrees are created the same morning.
- **2026-10-16**: A French how-to for walking on banana leaves with AI gets 728,600 views, with comments from Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast and DR Congo. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@user4947097136093/video/7697283362192428320).
- **2026-10-18**: A how-to shows the CapCut template "AI chạy trên chuối" with 203,900 uses. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@aff.j95i/video/7697941819946061078).
- **2026-10-19**: A how-to posted from Pakistan passes 1.3 million views in its first day. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@lulu.ai04/video/7698216824248225042).

## What the Banana Tree Run AI video looks like

Made from the prompts on this page. The people and pets are AI-made, not real persons, and the sound is original. Your result will differ from run to run.

- **Example 1** (10 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): The first viral clip of the trend, by @big.e.ug (15 October 2026, 1.7 million views): an AI run across the tops of banana plants on a hillside, leaf to leaf. Solo puts your face in his place.
  - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/original-main-v2.mp4
  - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/original-main-v1.jpg

## How to make the Banana Tree Run AI video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no watermark.

### The one-tap way (no prompt to write)

1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add you, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/create
2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Banana Tree Run trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 10 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.
3. **Download or share.** The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in your Library.

### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts

The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video prompt animates your own photo directly. To change it, copy it and edit it in AI Video.

#### Variant: Solo

Settings: 1 photo (you, face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 10 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 152 credits in one tap.

1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt:

   ```text
   Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same huge banana plantation on a steep green hillside with red dirt paths between the rows, tall banana plants with giant green leaves everywhere, the same soft, overcast daylight and natural colors, the same single continuous take with the camera running alongside at the height of the leaf tops, the same timing and moves. The ONLY change: the young man in the dark sleeveless jersey and the light-blue jeans who runs across the tops of the banana plants is now the person in [Image 1].

The runner = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1]: face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. The face stays clear and recognizable in the side views, so their friends recognize them at once. The same real person from the first frame to the last; never morph, never drift back to the original young man's face. The runner wears the clothes and shoes from [Image 1] (if [Image 1] shows only the upper body, plain trousers and sneakers that go with that top): NO purple-and-yellow sleeveless jersey, NO number on the back, NO light-blue jeans and NO sandals unless [Image 1] shows them. If [Image 1] shows an animal, the runner is that animal, bounding on four legs across the same leaves, with its own face, fur and markings.

THE RUN, at the same times as [Video 1]:
0.0-2.5 s: a side view from a few steps away: the runner sprints to the right along the tops of the tall banana plants and pushes off a broad, flat leaf.
2.5-5.0 s: long leaps from the top of one plant to the next, arms pumping, landing on the big leaves, which bend a little and spring back.
5.0-7.0 s: a high leap, knees up, between two tall plants, over a red dirt path far below.
7.0-8.5 s: the camera swings behind the runner for a moment as they land on a leaf and keep going.
8.5-10.0 s: a side view again: the runner keeps running across the leaf tops, light and fast.

Every landing is light and sure: never a slip, a stumble, a fall, a torn leaf or an injury. The feet always land on leaves, never in the air. A fun, effortless run.

Anatomy rules: one head only, on the runner's shoulders. Two arms and two legs. Exactly one person in the video. No text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.
   ```

2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/create

#### Variant: Pet

Settings: 1 photo (your pet, whole body) · Kling 3.0 · 10 s · 1080p · 9:16 · with sound · 56 credits in one tap.

1. Open [AI Photo with this template](https://www.makeviral.ai/photo?template=banana-tree-run-ai-trend&variant=pet) and add your photo (your pet, whole body). The photo prompt is filled in:

   ```text
   Use the uploaded image as the base. 9:16 vertical photo, like a real phone photo taken from the side at the height of the tops of tall banana plants. The pet from the uploaded image stands on all four paws on top of a broad, flat green leaf of a tall banana plant, high above the ground, in a huge banana plantation on a steep green hillside with red dirt paths far below, in soft, overcast daylight. It faces to the right, turned three-quarters toward the camera, ears up, alert and happy, ready to jump to the next plant. Its whole body is in view, from the ears to the tail. Rows of tall banana plants with giant green leaves all around and behind. Realistic photo with natural colors. Exactly one animal and no people. No clothes on the pet. No text, no logos, no watermark.
   ```

2. Check the still before you spend credits on the video. Everything the video model does starts from that one frame.
3. Press the film button on the still to open AI Video with the still as the first frame. Settings: Kling 3.0, 10 s, 1080p, 9:16, sound on. The video prompt:

   ```text
   One continuous shot with no cuts, like a real phone video: the camera moves along at the height of the leaf tops and follows the pet from the side. Keep the animal's face, fur, markings, tail and size, and the banana plantation on the hillside, exactly as in the image.
0-2 s: the pet crouches on the big leaf, wags its tail, then springs off.
2-6 s: it bounds to the right from the top of one banana plant to the next, on four legs, landing lightly on the broad leaves with all four paws, ears flapping, tail up; the leaves bend a little and spring back.
6-8 s: a long, happy leap over a red dirt path between two tall plants and a soft landing on a big leaf.
8-10 s: it bounds on along the leaf tops, then stops on a leaf, turns its head to the camera and pants happily. The pet has the same fur colors and markings from every side.
Audio: rustling leaves, soft thumps of paws on the leaves, light wind and birds. No music, no voices. Exactly one animal and no people. It always runs on four legs, never upright like a person. Every landing is light and sure: never a slip, a fall or an injury. No extra legs, no morphing. No text, no subtitles, no logos, no watermark.
   ```

4. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4.

One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/create?variant=pet

### Which photo works best?

You need **one photo**.

- **Solo:** a sharp photo of your face, in good light, from the waist or chest up is best. In the clip you run past the camera from the side, so a clear face helps the most. Your clothes come from the photo, so wear something you like; a full-body photo also gives your shoes.
- No sunglasses, no cap over the eyes and no beauty filter. One person in the photo.
- **Pet:** one dog or cat, the whole body in view, standing or sitting, in daylight. Fluffy tails and clear markings show best.
- Use your own photo or one of an adult friend who said yes. Never a celebrity, a stranger or a child.

## How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

| Video model | Settings | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seedance 2.5 (this template) | 10 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap | 152 |

Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back.

## What happens in the clip, second by second?

Solo copies the trend's first viral clip shot for shot, and you replace the runner. It is one continuous take, with the camera running alongside you.

| Time | What you see |
|---|---|
| 0-2.5 s | Side view: you sprint along the tops of tall banana plants and push off a broad, flat leaf. |
| 2.5-5 s | Long leaps from one plant to the next, arms pumping, the leaves bending a little under your feet. |
| 5-7 s | A high leap over a red dirt path, knees up, between two tall plants. |
| 7-8.5 s | The camera swings behind you for a moment as you land and keep going. |
| 8.5-10 s | Side view again: you keep running across the leaf tops. |

The run is light and sure the whole time: no slips, no falls. That is the banana tree run people call banana tree parkour, and the reason many first think the clip is real. It is not: a real banana leaf cannot hold a person.

## Solo or Pet: which one, and what does it cost?

**Solo** is the trend itself. It copies the first viral clip, the same plantation, camera and timing, with your face and your clothes, then puts the clip's sound back on. It is 10 seconds, vertical, 720p, and takes 5 to 15 minutes.

**Pet** sends your dog or cat bounding across the tops of the banana plants on four legs, landing lightly on the big leaves, then turning to the camera at the end. It makes a picture of your pet on a banana leaf first, then a 10-second video with its own sound: rustling leaves and soft paw thumps. Standard is the cheaper option; Best uses a stronger video model and keeps the bounding smoother.

The price of each version shows on the create page before you start. No other app or editor is needed.

## Is there a CapCut template or a prompt for the banana tree run?

The trend started as a CapCut AI template, "AI chạy trên chuối", and the how-tos show it with no prompt. That is why people search for a banana tree ai prompt, a banana tree capcut template, a banana leaf capcut template, a banana tree ai filter or a banana leaf AI filter. You do not need any of them here: MakeViral copies the trend's first viral clip with your face, so the result looks like the clips you see on TikTok.

French creators call it "marcher sur des feuilles de bananier" (walking on banana leaves) and "feuilles de bananier ia". It is the same run.

## Tips for posting your banana tree run

- Post it with the clip's own sound: it is on the result, and you can turn it off on the result screen.
- A caption like "walking on banana leaves" or "I can run on banana trees now" fits the joke that it looks real.
- The banana tree climb clips from August are a different effect (climbing a trunk); this one is the run across the tops.
- Try the Pet version too: a dog running on banana trees or a cat running on banana trees is the next step of the trend.

## Banana Tree Run AI trend questions

### What is the AI running on banana trees trend?

It is a TikTok trend from October 2026: an AI video of you running and jumping across the tops of giant banana plants in a hillside plantation, leaf to leaf, like a parkour run. It started with a 1.7-million-view clip on 15 October and a CapCut AI template. People also call it the banana tree trend, the banana tree AI trend or running on banana trees AI.

### Is the banana tree run real?

No. A banana leaf cannot hold a person; the clips are made with AI from one photo. Many commenters still ask, which is part of the fun.

### How do I make the banana tree AI video?

Pick Solo or Pet, upload one photo and start. Solo puts your face into the trend's first viral clip, 10 seconds with its sound. Pet makes your dog or cat bound across the leaves.

### What photo works best for running on banana leaves?

For Solo, a sharp photo of your face in good light, from the waist or chest up. Your clothes come from the photo. For Pet, the whole animal in view, in daylight.

### Can my dog or cat run on banana trees?

Yes. The Pet version sends one dog or cat bounding across the tops of the banana plants on four legs, landing lightly on the leaves, with rustling leaves and paw sounds.

### Does the video have the trend's sound?

Solo puts the sound of the first viral clip back on the result, a Ugandan DJ track. You can turn it off on the result screen. Pet gets its own sound of leaves and paws.

### Is walking on banana leaves the same trend?

It is the older, slower form. Banana tree walking clips, made with AI, have been around since early 2026; the October banana tree run is faster, with long leaps from plant to plant.

### Can a woman use the Solo version?

Yes. The clip in the trend shows a man, but the video follows the person in your photo: your face, your hair and your clothes.

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## Make your own Banana Tree Run AI video

Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 152 credits, charged once.

[Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/banana-tree-run-ai-trend/create)