An anonymous philanthropist is hoping to gain a World Heritage Listing for Australia’s famous Big Banana.

The Coffs Harbour recluse has apparently approached UNESCO about the famous roadside super fruit becoming a preserved heritage site.

“I can easily see why someone would want to maintain this amazing tourist attraction forever,” says Bob Cavendish from the Big Banana Zesty Bunch, a dedicated fan club.

“The first rule of the UNESCO World Heritage criteria is to ‘represent a masterpiece of human creative genius, which the Big Banana excels at.”

The Big Banana almost slipped into obscurity when the landmark went bankrupt in the early 90s, but became a fruitful enterprise again years later.

“I think John Landi would be extremely proud to know that his creation could be the first oversized roadside source of Vitamin B in the world to be given this amazing honour.”

A song in 2012 by Havana Brown called “Big Banana” peaked at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs. However, the artist has never confirmed nor denied a connection to the Coffs Harbour tourist attraction.