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Originally Posted by planetrj
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.  |
'Hua Moa' is a completely different variety, I don't know of anywhere that its common or called 'Apple', especially in Manoa (where I live too). 'Hua Moa' is a Hawaiian traditional variety, a Popo'ulu, which is rarely grown. 'Manzano' is also rare here, sometimes you will see it growing in peoples yards, but its not sold anywhere. People usually call it 'Amorosa' or 'True Apple' here. 'Apple' in Hawaii is either 'Brazilian' or 'Santa Catarina Prata' which is a type of Dwarf Brazilian, both belong to the Pome/Prata subgroup and have very similar fruit. "Baby Bananas" that are sold in the grocery store are not 'Manzano' either, but a type of Sucrier (AA).