First of all though I guess I should try and describe what sugar cane is. It grows six to fifteen feet tall on straight stalks. The diameter of the stalk is only about one to two inches. The ko stalk has clearly marked internodes and very hard, thick skin. Inside the stem is fibrous material.
Sugar cane bears green leaves.
Each leaf has a midrib. These leaves may cluster at the top of the stalk. Leaves at the lower part of the stalk die, become dry, and hang down. Now when you drive though Maui's Central Valley area, you will see acres and acres of waving green fields that look like giant tall grass, these fields are sugar fields. Now sugar cane is the number one agricultural industry for the Island of Maui.