The wood of the tree's trunk is light in weight. A low grade tapa cloth was made from the inner bark of young branches. The rough sheath, maloulu, was used as a dry abrasive in the final polishing of bowls and utensils. These can be placed in a shaded bed until a 2-3 foot top has grown. It does not transplant easily.
Trees begin to bear five to seven years after planting the root shoot.
Kahanu Gardens of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, located on the Hana coast of Maui, grows nearly 100 varieties of breadfruit .