Received word late this afternoon that the Pandanus are ripening in our area! 
We will be going out tomorrow to harvest that which are ready and, if sufficient numbers are ripe, I will then post them for sale on my website. Not sure how many will be available for sale, but will be back tomorrow after we harvest to post an update.
For those unfamiliar with Pandanus, it is the fruit from the Screw Pine tree. Each fruit is comprised of chunks or sections that fall away from the middle core of the fruit when ripe. The chunks/sections are extremely fibrous and tough and it literally takes most birds days to work all the way through to the 3 or 4 little nuts inside of each -- the nuts inside are similar to pine nuts. The fruit has a citrus-like scent when ripe which our birds find very appealing.
Pandanus is a great addition to your bird's foraging rotation. All-natural, mentally stimulating and physically challenging.
Below are some pics from last season, some of which feature our birds enjoying this awesome fruit.
Note: The last pic shows a half-eaten chunk/section of the fruit. You can see how fibrous it is. Don't be fooled into thinking your bird's job is done once it reaches this point. Leave the section/chunk with your bird to finish the job.....you will know when that is because the bird will have removed every piece of fiber and you will be left with a hard shell with 3 or 4 holes where the nuts were seated....if the nuts are gone, you know your bird reached his or her reward!
Anyway, just wanted to give all who might be interested a heads up.
We will be going out tomorrow to harvest that which are ready and, if sufficient numbers are ripe, I will then post them for sale on my website. Not sure how many will be available for sale, but will be back tomorrow after we harvest to post an update.
For those unfamiliar with Pandanus, it is the fruit from the Screw Pine tree. Each fruit is comprised of chunks or sections that fall away from the middle core of the fruit when ripe. The chunks/sections are extremely fibrous and tough and it literally takes most birds days to work all the way through to the 3 or 4 little nuts inside of each -- the nuts inside are similar to pine nuts. The fruit has a citrus-like scent when ripe which our birds find very appealing.
Pandanus is a great addition to your bird's foraging rotation. All-natural, mentally stimulating and physically challenging.
Below are some pics from last season, some of which feature our birds enjoying this awesome fruit.
Note: The last pic shows a half-eaten chunk/section of the fruit. You can see how fibrous it is. Don't be fooled into thinking your bird's job is done once it reaches this point. Leave the section/chunk with your bird to finish the job.....you will know when that is because the bird will have removed every piece of fiber and you will be left with a hard shell with 3 or 4 holes where the nuts were seated....if the nuts are gone, you know your bird reached his or her reward!
Anyway, just wanted to give all who might be interested a heads up.
those look interesting!!
Emmett sure did like those! I didn't know they had seeds though! 
He just chewed them until it looked like a chewed up paint brush and then dropped it. lol.
Kelly, I sure hope there will be enough so you can put them on your site
