The Beauty of the Pandanus Palm Tree

I grew up with Pandanus palm – a tree that provides fruit, palm for house posts, leaves for mat and sometimes roofing. But, what I always remember and appreciate is the beauty of the palm trunk and leaves. The fruit itself is something else. It looks like a spike ball, full of sweetness. It could be an alien seed or lamp from another world.

Yesterday, during a quick trip to the coast, I felt myself drawn to the Pandanus palm with my camera.