05-17-2008, 07:13 PM
Ulu Bread. Simply add from one-half to one cup mashed uncooked ulu paste to your favorite bread machine recipe.
Is ulu messy? You bet. Not only does it drop hudge leaves year round, perhaps ten of fifteen per mature tree per day but the fruits which fall to the ground begin decomposing almost instantly... but then how much is a high grade carbohydrate worth in mass?
Here's another interesting fact about the plant. They routinely put out volunteers which can be separated from the main root system and potted and of course left to grow in the same type of light conditions present at the spot they were taken. I like the one gallon size pot best. Keep most and osmocote and then gradually they can be moved to full sun if desired othewise they do well in partial sunlight. They're a delicate plant, especially during the period when they come off the parent tree and for perhaps a couple months. My trees are the Samoan variety which are much smaller trees than the Hawaiian ulu and the fruit is smaller also. Mature potted ulu, at about one and one-half feet tall go for about twenty-five dollars and I have seen Samoans at that size at Wal-Mart but only very occasionally. Best to propagate in the winter when the weather is rainy and cool.
JayJay
Is ulu messy? You bet. Not only does it drop hudge leaves year round, perhaps ten of fifteen per mature tree per day but the fruits which fall to the ground begin decomposing almost instantly... but then how much is a high grade carbohydrate worth in mass?
Here's another interesting fact about the plant. They routinely put out volunteers which can be separated from the main root system and potted and of course left to grow in the same type of light conditions present at the spot they were taken. I like the one gallon size pot best. Keep most and osmocote and then gradually they can be moved to full sun if desired othewise they do well in partial sunlight. They're a delicate plant, especially during the period when they come off the parent tree and for perhaps a couple months. My trees are the Samoan variety which are much smaller trees than the Hawaiian ulu and the fruit is smaller also. Mature potted ulu, at about one and one-half feet tall go for about twenty-five dollars and I have seen Samoans at that size at Wal-Mart but only very occasionally. Best to propagate in the winter when the weather is rainy and cool.
JayJay
JayJay