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"Sunrise Rainbow"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

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"Vanda Orchid in Mammey Tree #twitter"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

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Coconut Dehusker fron Aranyik Trading Company

This dehusker has taken the pain out of opening coconuts. I was getting "coconut elbow" spiking ten or so at a time. This new tool takes a lot less energy and force. They have a store on Amazon selling other ag tools and knives from Thailand.

Aranyik Trading Company

Zagat Sticker for Banana Joe's

Jack Fruit Honey - "Hannu Thuppa"

I found a great recipe on a  blog from India called "Love Food Eat".
It looks like it could be a great way to use those super ripe Jackfruits.
http://www.lovefoodeat.com/hannu-thuppa-jackfruit-honey-a-little-about-refined-white-sugar/

I found this old Jackfruit tree print on the British Library website

Culantro - Eryngium foetidum

Culantro

These plants came from Tropical Isle Exotics bareroot in a padded envelope and I was worried they wouldn't make it but it looks like they will come out of transplant shock. I grew a lot of this herb in the 80's but lost my specimens due to neglect.
Glad to get some back to propagate.

Veterans Day Kilauea 2012

Mombin - Spondias Pupurea

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spondias_mombin#section_3

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Durian

Working on the bees this am I smelled a familiar aroma. This tree had only two durians this year after heavy flowering.
These are the small button type.
I'm really looking forward to eating this fruit and hopefully planting any seed.

Back Open for Business

We had a great time in the Pacific Northwest visiting Seattle, Spokane, Coeur d"Alene and
Walla Walla. It was fun to get away and its good to be back.
Apologies to those that we missed.

 Pike Street Market Seattle

Palouse River near Hooper Washington

 Dahlias in Manitou Park Spokane

Back home,  sign on the Wai Koa trail.

Renovation and Vacation Mahalo !

Renovation and Vacation Mahalo!

Pitaya Growing Techniques

Picking Pitaya with two bamboo implements.

A big downside to letting the climbing cactus climb too far.

Saw this on the ASEAN Facebook page.

I'm going to give this a shot but don't know if they use light and fertilizer manipulation

Cereus Flower Bloom

Cereus Flower Bloom
Epiphyllum Strictum
I was surprised early the other morning to see this flower. The cactus has been in the nursery for a few years with no blooms.
A different species, not pitaya.

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"Cereus Species Bloom"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Morning Glory Flower

A morning glory flower grown by my dad from seed I bought in Japan

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"Morning Glory from Japanese Seed"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Wai Koa Trail Map

Here is the latest map from our neighbor Anaina Hou showing the route of the Wai Trail Map

map

 

Kauai Fungi

I found these growing under the Norfolk pines

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"Kauai Fungi" 

Stephanotis and Chameleon

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"Stephanotis and Chameleon"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Malabar Chestnut

Malabar Chestnut

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"Malabar Chestnut" 

(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Fairchild Mango

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"Fairchild Mango"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Sugarloaf!

Durian Flowers

Kawagoe Bamboo Splitter

Bamboo Splitter

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"Bamboo Splitter from Kawagoe"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

Casimiroa / White Sapote

Casimiroa otherwise known as White Sapote

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Mountain Bike Rental for Wai Koa Trail

Mountain Bikes available to rent at Kauai Mini Golf

Back Open for Business

Had a great vacation!

Pulasan

Don't see too many of these
Kind of like a cross between Rambutan and Lychee

Proposed North Shore Kauai Trail/Path System

Closed Until June 1st

We'll be closed for repairs and vacation
Sorry for any disappointment.
Thank you for your understanding
See you June 1st!

Moonflowers at Twilight

Water Lily

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"Water Lily and Bee"
(taken at Garden Ponds)

Red Pineapple Crown

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"Red Pineapple Crown"
(taken at Banana Joes's Fruit Stand)

T

Bread Nut Tree

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"Bread Nut Tree"
(taken at Banana Joes's fruit stand)

Feijoa Blossom

These are edible and taste quite good

Bee on Thunbergia

Mountain Apple

Shama Thrush in Mamey Tree

Surinam Cherry

One half of one of these fruits flavors a whole blender full of smoothy

Swarm Trap in Canistel Tree

Hoping to snag some passing swarms

Banana Joe's article in Midweek Kauai

Thanks to Marta Lane for the article she did on Mamey Sapote and Banana Joe's!

Crescentia cujete

Mature gourds and flowers

British Library Pineapple Print

Search term "fruit" for images

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"British Library Pineapple Print"

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Mangosteen Season

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"Mangosteen in Season"
(taken at Banana Joes's fruit stand)

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Monstera Flower

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"Monstera Flower "
(taken at Banana Joes's fruit stand)

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Red Pineapple

http://wildlifeofhawaii.com/flowers/1419/ananas-bracteatus-red-pineapple/

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"Red Pineapple"
(taken at Banana Joes's fruit stand)

Mangosteen

Longan Trees Blown Down

Result of 20 plus inches of rain and 40/50 knot wind