I have taken so many pictures that it will take some time to play catch up. Today I'll finish posting the botanical gardens photos and will also include some pictures from the Dole Pineapple Plantation, Oahu's North Shore, and one of the beautiful sunsets we watched from our hotel's balcony.
The picture below I took from the hotel's balcony. I'm including it here to relay the information posted at the botanical gardens about palm trees. There are over 2,500 palm tree species in the world. This group of plants is an ancient species dating back 65 million years ago. They are pollinated by insects and wind.
Another interesting thing about the flora of Hawaii is that there are more endangered plants per square mile in Hawaii than what exists anywhere else in the world. The reasons include loss of habitat, loss of pollinators, invasive species, and introduced animals such as pigs and goats.
Continuing with photos from the botanical gardens, we couldn't help but be amazed at how beautiful the tropical rain forest is -- even when you look up at the canopy.
I like the way the "branches" orient upward on the exotic tree below.
A lot of the tropical trees send out roots to grab a better foothold...
The sign below is for the red flowering plant that follows....
The sign below is for the bizarre plant that follows....
Gigantic fern....
More cool flowers and plants...
We noticed this little guy when we were heading for the exit of the botanical garden...
On the way to the north shore, we stopped at Dole....
Coffee bushes...
North shore....
Along the north shore there are several shrimp farms. We stopped at Giovanni's and ate shrimp.
We spotted some long boats paddling by.
Sunset...
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