Breadfruit Tree

In scientific terms Breadfruit is known as Artocarpus Altilis. Breadfruit contains considerable amounts of starch and is seldom eaten raw.

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All parts of the tree are used and they are an important part of the ecosystem wherever they grow.

Breadfruit tree. Once planted breadfruit trees require regular and thorough watering during their establishment period which is generally six months to a year. It may be roasted baked boiled fried or dried and ground into flour. The breadfruit tree one of the canoe crops brought to Hawaii by Polynesian explorers grows throughout Mauis lush mountainsides and has offered shade and sustenance for centuries.

Breadfruit trees are one of the highest yielding food plants known. Currently operating on 20 acres of growing grounds and nursery space California Tropical is proud to provide. Some fruit are as big as basketballs.

Fruit Trees that Dont Survive in San Diego Riverside San Bernardino Orange County Los Angeles and elsewhere in southern California. Read the Is there any place that sells Breadfruit Ulu in Los Angeles. Description of Breadfruit Tree.

But it was first brought to Hawaii from New Guinea by the Polynesians more than fifteen hundred years ago. But it s also hardy in USDA Zones 9 through 11 where gardeners can grow this exotic tree and enjoy up to 200 football. Breadfruit is a tree.

Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis can be found growing worldwide used for food medicine boat building and to prevent erosion of hillsides. California Tropical Fruit Tree nursery offers landscape architects contractors and nurseries in San Diego County and the surrounding area personalized service expert advice and an extensive inventory of trees for any sized project. As much as I love the Breadfruit trees I am not growing one.

The roots leaves and latex are used to make medicine. This majestic spreading tree figured prominently in Hawaiian spiritual life was employed in a range of material applications and served as a ready source of food and medicine. We are happy to pass along our decades of nursery-growing.

Nowadays the tree thrives in over 90 countries around the world as long as the weather is right. After more than 3000 years in cultivation the Breadfruit Tree Artocarpus altilis is still prized for its fruits in the tropical areas of the world where it grows. Here in Southern California breadfruit is starting to get more available.

Join the discussion today. Hawaiian Breadfruit 1 he breadfruit tree known throughout the Hawaiian archipelago as ulu occupied an important multi-dimensional niche in ancient Hawaiian culture. The breadfruit tree is a member of the Moraceae fig family and its botanical classification is Artocarpus altilis.

The breadfruit tree is handsome and fast growing reaching 85 ft 26 m in height often with a clear trunk to 20 ft 6 m becoming 2 to 6 ft 06-18 m in width and often buttressed at the base though some varieties may never exceed 14 or 12 of these dimensions. There are hundreds of cultivars each producing different flavors textures shapes and even their own nutritional breakdown. The breadfruit tree is native to Hawaii and is called ulu in Hawaiian.

If left to ripen on the tree it will soften as some of the starch turns to sugar but the fruit will then fall from the branch and go splat on the ground. The seeds and fruit of breadfruit are eaten as foods. Discussion from the Chowhound Restaurants Los Angeles food community.

Originally from New Guinea breadfruit was spread around the Pacific by Islanders as they explored. There are many kinds of Breadfruit trees and there is fantastic research on being done by the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai. Breadfruit Artocarpus altilis tree of the mulberry family and its large fruits that are a staple food of the South Pacific and other tropical areas.

A Breadfruit tree is defined as the large evergreen tree which bears breadfruit which is widely cultivated on the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean Breadfruit Scientific Name. Breadfruit is usually picked somewhat unripe when it will be very starchy. A single tree can produce between 50 to 150 fruits per year yield varies between wet and dry areas and their round oval or oblong fruits can weigh as much as 12 pounds.

We are often asked for these popular and desirable trees but they just dont grow well here they die in our winters so we will not sell them. When you have a huge tree and it drops about 100 fruit they rot on the ground and attract lots that you might.

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