On the Big Island

Pepe'ekoe Scenic Drive North of Hilo

Waipo'i Valley Overlook

Photo by Owen Tyler Breadfruit Fruit grows from trunk or major branches of the breadfruit tree. Breadfruit is a staple food in Hawaii and many other tropical regions. They are very rich in starch, and they are roasted, baked, fried, or boiled. When cooked the taste is described as potato-like, or similar to fresh baked bread (hence the name).

If you have never seen bananas growing, here they are growing in a yard near the Waipo'i Valley overlook. When the fruit matures the stalk is cut down. These plants grow in clusters much like bamboo, so when one tree is cut down there are others there to take its place. Photo by Owen Tyler Bananas on the tree

A Young Breadfruit Tree

Photo by Pat Tyler A Flowering Vine

Photo by Owen Tyler Flower cluster