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 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.
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.
