We visited the McBryde Garden at the National Tropical Botanical Gardens. We opted for this one because it seemed the most interesting (the Allerton Garden is more manicured). I think we were right! It had breadfruit trees, "spices of life" featuring plants used medicinally and for food preparations, lots of orchids, plants important to Hawaiian culture including koa nut, taro, and canoe-making plants, as well as other native Hawaiian plants. It featured, in particular, plants that have been part of conservation efforts.
The property itself is huge (2000 acres), and gorgeous. Descendants of the original family still live in a beachfront "bungalow".
We passed "suicide trees" whose bark and sap cause painful skin reactions, and whose fruit causes death within 30 minutes. This one teenager with his family looked longingly at those, and it seemed 30 minutes might be too long.
Pictures!
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