MY BEACH REMINDER, SHELLS, SAND and SEA GRAPES TREE (or UVAS PARRAS)

I did some research about this tree. Technically known as Coccoloba uvifera, this tree is native of south Florida, Bermuda, Bahamas, North and East of south America Brazil, Mexico, central America, and the pacific coast of south America to the south of Peru.
 
It takes about 3 years to grow however, the whole development can take between 7 and 8 years. And of course, I grew up in Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean, where it also grows. I always knew this tree, loved it and ate lots of its grapes.
 
This is what you do to harvest some of the grapes and munch on when you go to the beach. You take one of the big tree leaves, twist it to make some sort of a cone, pin it with a toothpick and fill it with grapes to eat as you go. Great memories.