Bring home a true piece of Hawaiʻi's agricultural heritage with our Barretto Family Heirloom Papaya from Wai Mālie Farms. These nursery-grown papaya plants descend from a special family selection that has been carefully preserved for generations. They are an excellent choice for gardeners looking for papaya plants for sale in Maui while growing a variety with a unique story rooted in Hawaiʻi's farming history.
This heirloom traces its roots back to my great-grandfather's commercial papaya orchard on Kauaʻi, where he cultivated numerous papaya varieties. Of all the papayas growing in the orchard, my great-grandmother selected this particular variety as her favorite. She believed it had the finest combination of flavor, texture, aroma, and exceptionally large fruit, and she carefully continued saving seed from it year after year so it would remain in our family.
During Hawaiʻi's papaya breeding programs, varieties from my great-grandfather's orchard were shared with researchers and contributed to the advancement of papaya cultivation in the islands. While this is not the specific variety used in those breeding efforts, it is the treasured family selection that my great-grandmother chose to preserve because she simply believed it was the best.
Papaya is one of the fastest-producing tropical fruit plants you can grow, often rewarding gardeners with fruit within the first year under ideal growing conditions. Its lush tropical foliage, rapid growth, and nearly continuous production make it an outstanding addition to edible landscapes, food forests, and backyard gardens throughout Maui.
This heirloom variety thrives in full sun, fertile well-draining soil, and warm tropical conditions. It grows beautifully alongside bananas, coffee, citrus, avocado, mango, mountain apple, longan, and many other tropical fruit trees, creating productive food forests that provide beauty and harvests throughout the year.
Unlike many fruit trees, papaya grows quickly and remains relatively compact, making it an excellent choice for smaller properties while still producing abundant harvests. Whether you're planting a single papaya or creating a larger tropical garden, this family heirloom offers an opportunity to grow a variety that has been appreciated and preserved for generations.
Our healthy nursery-grown plants are well established and ready to be transplanted into the ground or larger containers. With proper care, they'll reward you with beautiful tropical foliage and generous harvests for years to come.
$15.00 each
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Planning a tropical fruit garden or edible landscape? We'd be happy to help you select companion plants and create a productive planting that thrives in Maui's climate. Pair this heirloom papaya with coffee, citrus, mountain apple, longan, avocado, and mango to create a beautiful and productive tropical food forest.
All Barretto Family Heirloom Papaya plants are available for local pickup only at Wai Mālie Farms in Makawao. Pickup is available by appointment after your order has been confirmed.
Bring the rich tradition of Hawaiian-grown coffee to your home, farm, or edible landscape with healthy Arabica coffee plants from Wai Mālie Farms. Our vigorous Coffee Arabica starts are grown in 4-inch nursery pots, making them an excellent choice for home gardeners, coffee enthusiasts, and small-scale growers looking for coffee plants for sale in Maui.
Arabica coffee thrives in Maui's unique climate when planted in well-draining soil with the right balance of sunlight and shade. Whether you're growing your very first coffee plant, expanding an edible landscape, or establishing a larger coffee grove, our healthy nursery-grown plants provide an excellent foundation for years of growth and productive harvests.
Coffee is naturally an understory plant that thrives beneath the canopy of larger trees, making it one of the best plants for edible landscapes and food forests. It grows well alongside tropical fruit trees such as avocado, mango, citrus, longan, lychee, mountain apple, and mulberry, where filtered sunlight helps create healthy, resilient, and productive plantings.
In addition to producing delicious coffee cherries, Arabica coffee develops into a dense evergreen shrub that can be planted as an attractive privacy hedge or visual screen around your property. While it creates an excellent living screen, coffee plants are not intended to serve as a windbreak and should be protected from strong, persistent winds for the healthiest growth and best production.
Unlike newly germinated seedlings, our established coffee starts have developed healthy root systems and are ready to be transplanted into larger containers or directly into the ground. With proper care, they will mature into beautiful evergreen plants that produce fragrant white blossoms followed by the coffee cherries used to produce premium Arabica coffee.
$5.00 each
Save 10% on your plant order when you spend $100 or more.
Use discount code 10OFFPLANTS during checkout to receive 10% off all eligible plant purchases on orders over $100.
Planning a larger edible landscape or food forest? We're happy to help you select the right plants, determine proper spacing, and recommend combinations that grow well together. Whether you're planting a few backyard coffee plants, designing a productive food forest, or establishing a small coffee orchard, we're here to help you grow with confidence.
All coffee plants are available for local pickup only at Wai Mālie Farms in Makawao. Pickup is available by appointment after your order has been confirmed.
Bring home one of Hawaiʻi's most beautiful and rewarding tropical fruit trees with healthy Mountain Apple plants from Wai Mālie Farms. Our nursery-grown plants are an excellent choice for homeowners, gardeners, and growers looking for Mountain Apple plants for sale in Maui. With their vibrant fruit, glossy evergreen foliage, and beautiful spring blossoms, Mountain Apple trees make an outstanding addition to edible landscapes, food forests, and tropical home gardens.
Mountain Apple, known locally as ʻŌhiʻa ʻAi, produces crisp, refreshing fruit with a mildly sweet flavor that has been enjoyed throughout Hawaiʻi and the Pacific for generations. The tree is equally valued for its ornamental beauty, producing spectacular clusters of pink to deep red flowers that attract pollinators before developing into colorful fruit.
Mountain Apple thrives in Maui's warm tropical climate and grows best in full sun to partial shade with adequate moisture and well-draining soil. It pairs beautifully with avocado, mango, citrus, coffee, longan, lychee, mulberry, and many other tropical fruit trees, creating productive food forests and edible landscapes that provide beauty and harvests throughout the year.
As the tree matures, it develops into a dense evergreen canopy that offers welcome shade and can be used as a beautiful privacy screen around your property. While Mountain Apple creates excellent visual screening and shade, it should not be relied upon as a primary windbreak in areas exposed to strong trade winds.
Our healthy nursery-grown Mountain Apple plants are well-established and ready to be transplanted into larger containers or directly into the ground. With proper care, they will mature into beautiful tropical trees that provide ornamental value, cooling shade, seasonal fruit, and enjoyment for generations.
$15.00 each
Save 10% on your plant order when you spend $100 or more.
Use discount code 10OFFPLANTS during checkout to receive 10% off all eligible plant purchases on orders over $100.
Planning a larger edible landscape or food forest? We'd be happy to help you select companion plants, recommend spacing, and design a productive planting that fits your property and growing goals. Whether you're adding a single Mountain Apple tree or creating a diverse tropical food forest, we're here to help you grow with confidence.
All Mountain Apple plants are available for local pickup only at Wai Mālie Farms in Makawao. Pickup is available by appointment after your order has been confirmed.
Add a truly unique and productive tropical tree to your edible landscape with healthy Malabar Chestnut plants from Wai Mālie Farms. These nursery-grown plants are an excellent choice for homeowners, gardeners, and growers looking for Malabar Chestnut plants for sale in Maui. Combining ornamental beauty with edible harvests, Malabar Chestnut is a versatile addition to home gardens, food forests, and tropical landscapes.
Known for its glossy green foliage, showy flowers, and nutritious edible nuts, the Malabar Chestnut is valued as both a landscape tree and a productive food crop. Once established, it develops into a beautiful shade tree that provides seasonal harvests while enhancing the diversity and resilience of your landscape.
Malabar Chestnut thrives in Hawaiʻi's warm climate and performs well in full sun to partial shade with well-draining soil. It fits naturally into food forests and edible landscapes, where it can be combined with fruit trees such as avocado, mango, citrus, longan, lychee, mountain apple, and mulberry to create beautiful, layered plantings that provide food throughout the year.
Its broad canopy also makes it an attractive shade tree and privacy screen for larger landscapes. While it can help soften views and create natural separation between spaces, it should not be relied upon as a primary windbreak in areas exposed to strong trade winds.
Our healthy nursery-grown Malabar Chestnut plants are well-established and ready to be planted directly into the ground or grown in larger containers. With proper care, they will mature into impressive tropical trees that provide beauty, shade, and edible harvests for many years.
$5.00 each
Save 10% on your plant order when you spend $100 or more.
Use discount code 10OFFPLANTS during checkout to receive 10% off all eligible plant purchases on orders over $100.
Planning a larger edible landscape or food forest? We're happy to help you select companion plants, recommend spacing, and design productive plant combinations that thrive in Maui's climate. Whether you're planting a single specimen tree or creating a diverse tropical food forest, we're here to help you grow with confidence.
Start growing one of the world's most prized tropical fruit trees with healthy Longan seedlings from Wai Mālie Farms. Our nursery-grown seedlings are an excellent choice for homeowners, gardeners, and growers looking for Longan plants for sale in Maui. They provide an affordable way to establish beautiful shade trees while creating productive edible landscapes, food forests, and tropical home orchards.
Longan is closely related to lychee and is prized for its clusters of sweet, juicy fruit and attractive evergreen canopy. Even before producing fruit, Longan develops into a handsome landscape tree that provides year-round beauty, shade, and structure to your property.
Our Longan seedlings offer an economical way to establish larger plantings without the expense of purchasing mature orchard trees. Because they are grown from seed, each tree is genetically unique and the fruit quality may vary once the trees reach maturity. For many growers, this is part of the enjoyment of growing Longan, as every tree has the potential to develop its own unique characteristics.
For larger orchards, many experienced growers choose to begin with seedlings because of their lower cost. Once the trees have become well established and developed strong root systems, they can be top-worked or grafted with premium Longan varieties to create a high-quality orchard while significantly reducing the initial investment. Others simply allow their seedlings to mature naturally and enjoy discovering the unique fruit each tree produces.
Longan thrives in Maui's warm climate with full sun and well-draining soil. It grows exceptionally well alongside avocado, mango, citrus, coffee, mountain apple, mulberry, and other tropical fruit trees, making it a perfect addition to edible landscapes and food forests designed for year-round beauty and harvests.
As the tree matures, its dense evergreen canopy provides welcome shade and can also serve as an attractive privacy hedge or visual screen around your property. While Longan creates excellent visual screening, it should not be relied upon as a primary windbreak in areas exposed to strong trade winds.
Our healthy nursery-grown seedlings are well established and ready to be transplanted into larger containers or directly into the ground. With proper care, they will mature into beautiful tropical fruit trees that provide shade, seasonal harvests, and enjoyment for generations.
$12.00 each
Save 10% on your plant order when you spend $100 or more.
Use discount code 10OFFPLANTS during checkout to receive 10% off all eligible plant purchases on orders over $100.
Planning a larger edible landscape, food forest, or future orchard? We're happy to help you select companion plants, recommend proper spacing, and create a planting plan that fits your property and long-term goals. Whether you're planting a few Longan trees or establishing the foundation for a productive tropical orchard, we're here to help you grow with confidence.
All Longan seedlings are available for local pickup only at Wai Mālie Farms in Makawao. Pickup is available by appointment after your order has been confirmed.
Looking for a premium orchard tree? Our Orchard Quality "Cotton Candy" Longan (Air Layer) will also be available for growers who want a proven cultivar with earlier fruit production and consistent, exceptional fruit quality. It's an excellent choice for home orchards and anyone looking to harvest premium Longan sooner. Ask about availability.
Add the beauty, fragrance, and tropical charm of Plumeria to your home or landscape. Known throughout Hawaiʻi for its vibrant blossoms and sweet scent, plumeria is one of the islands' most recognizable flowering trees and a favorite for gardens, patios, and lei making.
Our healthy plumeria plants are carefully grown and ready to become a beautiful addition to your landscape. With proper care and plenty of sunshine, plumeria rewards gardeners with spectacular blooms in a variety of colors throughout the warmer months.
Plumeria thrives in Maui's warm climate and prefers full sun with well-draining soil. It can be grown in the ground or in containers, making it an excellent choice for both large landscapes and smaller outdoor spaces.
Whether you're creating a tropical garden, planting a welcoming entryway, or simply enjoying the fragrance of fresh blossoms, plumeria is a timeless addition that brings the spirit and beauty of Hawaiʻi to any outdoor space.
