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Old 09-23-2009, 02:21 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gabe15 View Post
Whats more confusing is that in Hawaii, there are 2 different varieties that are both called 'Apple'.

I just asked my friend Keali'i in Manoa, and he said that the one that Hawai'ians usually eat that is what he knows as apple is called Hua Moa, because of the shape of it, and it supposedly has the Green Apple flavor that's even slightly tangy. Manzano being Spanish for Apple, I think maybe that's the difference. He said that they do have "Baby Bananas" and he thinks that's Manzano. All this said, he's just Hawai'ian, and not an arborist.
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