Captain Bligh's cargo on the Bounty was 1,015 breadfruit plants growing in tubs? Needless to say, he had to return to Tahiti in August 1791 to gather more breadfruit plants which he successfully delivered to Jamaica.

The breadfruit tree is a beautiful tree about sixty feet tall with lobed leaves one to three feet long. Hawaiian quilt and jewelry designsare often patterned from the leaves and fruit of the tree.

Breadfruit does not travel well, and it would be unusual to find it in a store outside the tropics.

The fruit is green, round or oblong, and about 8 inches in diameter. It has a thin, rough rind which turns green-brown to yellow as the fruit ripens.

Despite its name, breadfruit is not used in making bread.  It   is  used like a potato in stews, whipped, and diced, and in a salad resembling potato salad.