Last week, we traveled vicariously to visit mostly the tropical fruits of the New World. This week, let us imagine that we are in the jungles of Southeast Asia, home of monkeys and humans who have ...

Macadamia nut trees have fragrant ower stalks. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. I laughed, ...

Tropical starfruit tree was growing from seed to young plant over 109 days time lapse. Seed was extracted directly from store-bought star fruit. It was then planted in small soiled container. The ...

Johnnie Stevenson has one word for homeowners who say they have no room for tropical fruit trees: "Ha!" Stevenson owns your typical quarter-acre plot in Palm Bay, yet he is the proud papa of more than ...

Most fruit trees grow discouragingly slowly – but there are notable exceptions, as pointed out by botanist David Fairchild. In his 1947 book ‘’The World Grows Round My Door,’’ he called the papaya the ...

Last week, we traveled vicariously to visit the tropical fruits of the New World. This week, let us imagine that we are in the jungles of Borneo, home of orangutans, proboscis monkeys and humans who ...