This here is the Pandanus tectorius, or the hala fruit. It's from Hawaii, but sometimes Micronesia. I wanna eat one. The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked and is a major source of food in Micronesia, especially in the atolls. The fibrous nature of the fruit also serves as a natural dental floss. The tree's leaves are often used as flavoring for sweet dishes such as kaya jam, and are also said to have medicinal properties. It is also used in Sri Lankan cookery, where the leaves are used to flavor a variety of curries. Leaves were used by the Polynesians to make baskets, mats, outrigger canoe sails, thatch roofs and grass skirts.
There is nothing I don't love about this.
Think they sell these trees at Home Depot?
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