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Syzygium malaccense

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

MOUNTAIN APPLE    'OHI'A 'AI

Large tree naturalized in mesic lowlands & valleys.  Reddish-white fruits are crisp juicy, and sweet, produced in great numbers during spring by fuchsia flowers borne on trunk and branches.  Native to SE Asia and widely cultivated in Polynesia, brought to Hawaii by early settlers.