The breadfruit tree, known in Hawaii as ulu, is an excellent choice for a landscape at elevations over 500 feet. It is a lovely large tree that provides an important food crop as well as shade and ...

A grove of ‘ulu about half a mile wide once stretched across Kona from above the modern town of Kailua-Kona to as far south as Honaunau, at an elevation of about 800 to 1,200 feet elevation.

Her take on beautifully ripe ‘ulu, or breadfruit in Hawaiian, is worth the wait. By Ligaya Mishan Credit...Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Megan ...