On the Big Island
Pepe'ekoe Scenic Drive North of Hilo
World Botanical Gardens
Norfolk Island Pine
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Pampered House Plants
grow quite happily on the eastern slopes of Mauna Kea. This tree is native to Norfolk Island which is east of Brisbane, Australia and northwest of Wellington, New Zealand. It is best known as Norfolk Island Pine. These trees are often seen in Hawaii.
They are becoming popular in the United States for use as small Christmas trees, which would give the Christmas decorations a decidedly tropical flavor. I can't quite see them used in a traditional snow scene, can you?
By 3 PM we were driving through these botanical gardens to an over look where we could view Umauma Falls.
Young Breadfruit
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A Larger Breadfruit Tree
We saw some larger breadfruit trees in this garden than those that were previously displayed. The fruit clusters on the main branches if not the trunk of the tree. They bake the fruit for a starchy vegetable in their diet and they also can make glue from it!
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