Hamanasi Happenings

Have you ever noticed the broad, round leaves lying on the ground around Hamanasi? Meet the Seagrape tree, Coccoloba uvifera, one of our coastline’s quietest and most vital protectors. While these beautiful native trees are wonderful for providing cool shade on a warm afternoon, they play an important role in Hamanasi’s thriving ecosystem: A Taste of Belizean Tradition: Seagrapes get their name from the heavy, hanging clusters of edible fruits they produce. Since seagrapes are dioecious (meaning they are either male or female), only the female trees produce this seasonal bounty.  While they aren’t