BUN LONG WOO TARO for Lu'au Leaf Colocasia Plant CHINESE ELEPHANT EAR UH # 5
Price: $14.99
Taro_Bun_long_woo
Bun-long-woo
Colocasia
esculenta
Taro for
Lū ‘au leaf
In Hawai`i, Bun Long
("Chinese") taro is usually used for recipes that need less
cooking time, such as taro chips, as it has the least amount of
oxalic acid. This taro has a distinctive reddish dot on the leaf
where it meets the stem and dark purple fibers in the corm.
Introduced from China; the Chinese name has been retained.
Bun-long-woo, Chinese, UH #005
You are bidding on small live bare root seedlings (ke ikis
= babies)
with vigorous root systems * inches tall with * leaves born and grown in
Hawaii.
Bun-long-woo
UH # 005
The Chinese Bun Long is used as table taro, luau (taro leaf),
and to the delight of local yuppies - taro chips.
Cultivars
Varieties Taro for poi is cultivated by both the dryland and wetland methods. Varieties commonly used
are the Lehua Maoli, `Maui' Lehua, and Moi. Most Hawaiian grown taro is
allocated to four major uses: Poi, table taro, taro chips, and luau leaf.
Taro is an important food crop in Hawaii,
the Pacific Islands, and Asian countries. In Hawaii, taro leaves are used as
a vegetable in laulau, and taro corms are made into poi. Corms are also
boiled, steamed, and baked, and may be fried to make chips.
Taro can be grown under two
distinctly different cultural management systems: upland (dry
land) taro planted in non-flooded, rain fed areas, and lowland
(wetland) taro grown in waterlogged or flooded fields. Much of
the taro grown in Hawaii is wetland taro, but upland taro
production is rapidly increasing. "Upland taro" includes all
varieties or cultivars of Colocasia esculenta, commonly called
taro, and Colocasia esculenta var. globulifera, locally called
dasheen or araimo, that are planted under non-flooded
conditions.
Several varieties of taro can be used for upland planting. The most common
and easily accessible varieties in Hawaii are 'Lehua Maoli' and 'Bun Long'.
'Lehua Maoli' is an excellent "poi" taro, while 'Bun Long' is an excellent
table taro that is also grown for making taro chips.
Dasheen varieties are 'Tsurunoko',
'Miyako', and 'Akado'. A few unnamed dasheen varieties are also grown in
Hawaii. Dasheen or araimo, Japanese taro, also is used as a table taro. The
Samoan Niue is primarily used as a table taro.
Use As Food
At the present time a
large part of the luau sold in the market comes from this
variety. The young leaves are considered desirable for lū ‘au
because of their large size, tenderness, and comparative
nonacridity (not strong or bitter flavor). The ‘i‘o kalo (Corm)
are used as a table taro. The calcium oxylate crystals in the
corm dissolve quickly. Bun-long is commonly used for taro chips,
and in Chinese restaurants it is cooked with taro duck, or as
fried dumplings for dim sum. This is the kalo variety that Thai
chefs use in taro tapioca. It is also used in bubble drinks.
Distribution
Grown rather widely, under
dryland (māla) and wetland (lo‘i) culture. Commercially
important to Asian cooking, and its leaves (lū ‘au) are often
used for making laulau.
General Characteristics
Tall, well sreading,
stocky, maturing within 9 to 12 months, producing from 15 to 20
‘ohā; identified by purple ‘i‘o kalo (Corm) fibers, conspicuous
against whitish ‘i‘o kalo (Corm).
Ha (Petiole)
75 to 110 cm. long,
dark green slightly tinged with reddish-purple on upper
half, conspicuously purple at apex, indistinctly reddish at
edge, usually an indistinct pinkish or purplish ring at
kōhina (base) with white for 3 to 4 cm. above.
Lau or Lu'au (Leaf Blade)
50 to 60 cm. long, 35
to 45 cm. wide, 35 to 50 cm. from tip to base of sinus,
egg-shaped (ovate), drooping, dark green; margins slightly
wave-like (undulate); piko large, purple; veins light purple
on lower surface; round leaf section (lobes) acute with
shallow, narrow lihi māwae (sinus).
'I'o kalo (Corm)
Flesh white with
conspicuous purple fibers; skin cream-colored, occasionally
purple along leaf-scar rings.
Pua (Flower)
This variety has the same ‘i‘o kalo
(Corm) coloring as Trinidad dasheen.
Light: 65%-73%
shade, likes high light, but will do reasonably well in 80%
shade
Soil: aerated mix
containing bark, coarse perlite and peat moss
Mature Height: 3-4'
Pot Size: 8-14"
Hardiness: Zone 7b
Origin:
Horticultural
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Height: 36-48 in.
(90-120 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to
Partial Shade
Danger: Handling
plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Foliage: Grown for
foliage
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out
between waterings
Very high moisture needs; suitable for bogs and water gardens
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