Today I planted another koa’ia tree, the low elevation koa. The reason why koa wood is so expensive is due to its beautiful curly grain and it’s scarcity….
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Day 333: Today I planted a chupa-chupa tree that I sprouted two months ago
Today I planted a chupa-chupa tree that I sprouted two months ago. This is a fast growing tree from the western Amazon rain forests that can grow over 150…
Day 332: Today I planted a white mountain apple tree that I got from Adam
Today I planted a white mountain apple tree that I got from Adam. I think the flowers on these are white instead of the pinkish red that covers the ground…
Day 331: Today I planted a Pakistani Mulberry tree that Julia picked up at a…
Today I planted a Pakistani Mulberry tree that Julia picked up at a nursery in Hilo. The fruits from this variety are slightly larger and longer than the…
Day 330: Today I planted another cacao tree
Today I planted another cacao tree. I think the beans in this one has a more whitish color inside which indicates mild bitterness and fine flavors. Our…
Day 329: Today I planted a grafted kai maprang tree that I got from Joe
Today I planted a grafted kai maprang tree that I got from Joe. Maprang is a fruit from Southeast Asia and it is a relative of mango and cashew. They are…
Day 328: I planted three more Nauclea latifolia and a dozen more black ti leaf…
I planted three more Nauclea latifolia and a dozen more black ti leaf plants! We tried making a milk chocolate using coconut milk. This is for the non…
Day 327: Today I planted a rare salacia species called Fruta do Caramelo
Today I planted a rare salacia species called Fruta do Caramelo. It looks like and peels like an orange but the inside is totally different. This is…
Day 326: Tonight I planted two maile vines
Tonight I planted two maile vines. They were the last two that I snatched up at the state nursery plant sale. I could smell the fragrant scent of the…
Day 325: Today I planted a Nauclea latifolia aka Ndea or African peach
Today I planted a Nauclea latifolia aka Ndea or African peach. Joe gave me a couple plants that he got from fellow tropical fruit collector Lukas Kambic….