The most characteristic symptom of boron deficiency is the thickening, contorting, and embrittling of the leaves; boron-deficient ʻulu leaves will easily snap off when bent. Common Misidentifications: Boron deficiency can be confused with calcium deficiency due to the similar structural roles that each nutrient plays.

The `ulu (fruit) grows on a smooth gray-barked tree that may attain heights of 40 to 60 feet. The breadfruit tree is easily recognized by its bright dark-green leathery palmate or ruffled leaves, which are deeply lobed and can be up to three feet long.

Leaves are ovate to elliptical in outline and undivided when young, while older ones are cut into pointed lobes. The male flowers grow in an upright yellowish-green cylinder at the branch tips. The female flowers form a large ball just below the male flowers.

Also known as breadfruit, ‘ulu is a local produce found on the Hawaiian Islands and in the Caribbean, South Asia, and Polynesia that is nutritious, delicious, underutilized, and extremely versatile—it can be enjoyed and prepared as a fruit or a vegetable.

3 天之前 · Hawaiian quilt tradition believes that those who stitch 'ulu leaves and fruit as their first quilt pattern will enjoy prosperity and abundance. In Hawai'i, breadfruit was harvested with a tool called lou. The simplest form of cooking was 'ulu pūlehu, broiled over roasting embers.

2017年6月30日 · Its distinctive 7-11 lobed dark green leaves grow alternatively on stout leafstalks of one or two inches. The elliptical shaped leaves measure 15-20 inches in length and 8-12 inches wide. The distinctive leaf shape forms from finely haired buds, five inches or less in length, which are located at the branch nodes.

2022年6月28日 · Today, the Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative is on a mission to bring ‘ulu back as not only a sustainable, nutritious, and accessible food source, but as a means to improve local food security, contribute to Hawai‘i’s agricultural economy, and to mitigate the effects of climate change—given the trees’ low maintenance requirements, heat and ...

This comparative guide details information on 7 types of ‘ulu propagation techniques and how they best can be used by producers, from small scale individual farmers to large commercial growers. Download the guide (PDF) to learn about propagation techniques for your farm!

2019年7月7日 · Ulu’s large leaves drop regularly providing a thick mulch under the trees that lessens their need for additional fertilization.

2006年12月31日 · The Hawaiian Ulu, or Breadfruit (Artocarpu altilis), is a fast growing tropical tree in the fig family, which can grow to 80 feet tall. with large lobed, leaves. The leaves are beautiful; large, deep green and deeply lobed. The fruit is round and light green, about the size of a honeydew melon, and can weigh up to 10 pounds.