Hawaii Fruit Trees

Whenever we walk around the neighborhood Art is always noticing the fruit trees and wishing we could have more trees on our property.  If you left it up to him he'd have giant mango, avocado, tangerine, lemon, papaya trees surrounding the house.  Unfortunately or fortunately, we don't have that kind of space.

So here's what we noticed in everybody else's yard tonight.

Art talked to this neighbor who had a pomegranate tree with a lilikoi (passion fruit) vine wrapped around its trunk.

Quite a number of neighbors have banana trees.  Did you know banana trees are actually a giant grass?

We prefer the Apple banana to the usual Bluefields because the Apple bananas last longer.

Art said there were lots of fig trees on the Big Island.  We had them when I was growing up on Oahu, but never thought to eat the fruit.

Seeing this mango tree covered with flowers had Art drooling.  In fact a lot of mango trees have blossoms on it.  I'll bet there's going to be a bumper crop.  I sure hope our neighbors remember that we love mangoes!

There's also a guava tree in front of that mango tree.

This is a Star Fruit tree.  We used to call it a Five Finger when I was little.

My brother and I used to walk home from school passing by a neighbor's house with bushels of Star Fruit dripping over the side of the fence.  I never much cared for Star Fruit, but when we were walking home for miles and miles, uphill in blinding snow... I mean sun, the fruit tasted pretty good.

Art says he likes Star fruit but then I don't think he's met a fruit he doesn't like.

And yes, of course there are neighbors with coconut trees.  We were offered a coconut, but we declined since we really didn't quite know what to do with it.

Sorry about the picture quality, but we only walk in the evening when it's not too hot.

Art's not giving up.  He's got his eyes open for a miniature mango tree!