SelecTree: Search Trees by Characteristics
BLACK WATTLE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Originally…
PINEAPPLE GUAVA
Utility friendly tree. This is a large multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with edible fruit. The fruit…
MANILA PALM
Utility friendly tree. This is one of Hawai'i’s (and the world’s) most widely grown palms,…
AFRICAN FERN PINE
The African fern pine, one of relatively few conifers native to Africa, was…
SILK TREE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This is a…
WHITE MONKEYPOD
A fast growing, large tree, tolerant of poor soils with a shallow, wide root…
SYDNEY RED GUM
A beautiful, underused, copper-barked tree, closely related to Eucalyptus, which…
COOK PINE
Typically planted as an ornamental and street tree in warm temperate climates…
HOOP PINE
The wood is a high-quality timber that is particularly important to the plywood…
NORFOLK ISLAND PINE
Grown only occasionally in Hawai'i and more commonly in California, this species…
ALEXANDRA PALM
A widely grown palm that is extensively naturalized in wet and moderately wet…
SHOE BUTTON ARDISIA
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Shoebutton…
BREADFRUIT OR ULU
Breadfruit originated in the Indo-Malay region and was moved to many Pacific…
JACKFRUIT
Jackfruit trees bear large edible fruits, sometimes over 100 pounds. The seeds…
STAR FRUIT
Star fruit performs well under diverse conditions, ranging from waterlogged to…
BARRINGTONIA
There are 39 species of Barringtonia, mostly from tropical Africa, the most…
HONG KONG ORCHID TREE
This tree is the floral emblem of Hong Kong. It is a fruitless hybrid that…
RED BAUHINIA
Utility friendly tree. This large shrub, one of the most colorful Bauhinias, has a spreading to partly…
PURPLE ORCHID TREE
This small tree with two-lobed leaves and orchid-like flowers is widely grown in…
BISMARCK PALM
A large palm introduced to cultivation relatively recently in Hawai'i and…
RED SILK COTTON TREE
This large, deciduous tree often has prickles on the trunk and main branches…
FLAME BOTTLE TREE
A spectacular tree when it blooms. Tough, glossy, deep green leaves form a dense…
WAUKE
A small tree, with rough leaves introduced to Hawai'i by Polynesians, and used…
ANGEL'S TRUMPET
Utility friendly tree. The datura plant produces large flowers with double petals. Both the flowers and…
GEOMETRY TREE
The geometry tree is used mostly as a shade tree and occasionally as a street…
DWARF POINCIANA
Utility friendly tree. Caesalpinia pulcherrima has a HPWRA (Hawai'i Pacific Weed Risk Assessment) score…
LEMON BOTTLEBRUSH
Lemon bottlebrush is commonly grown as a shrub, or as a single-trunked standard…
WEEPING BOTTLEBRUSH
Utility friendly tree. The weeping bottlebrush is a single-stemmed tree with billowy, arching branches…
KAMANI
A widely grown tree that was introduced to Hawaii from the South Pacific by…
COMMON CAMELLIA
Utility friendly tree. This small tree or large upright shrub has a dense canopy with dark green leaves…
PAPAYA
A ubiquitous small fruit tree grown commonly in home gardens and backyards, as…
GIANT FISHTAIL PALM
This is a large, fast-growing fishtail palm with huge fronds. It's also a…
CLUSTERED FISHTAIL PALM
This palm forms clumps with multiple trunks, and the main shoot dies after…
BEESTILL TREE
This widely grown small tree or large shrub is regularly used as a hedge or…
GOLDEN SHOWER TREE
The golden shower tree has drooping branches which resist breakage, a preference…
PINKSHOWER TREE
This species requires ample space in planting strips. The root system is…
RAINBOW SHOWER TREE
A spectacular flowering tree and one of the most commonly planted trees on the…
RIVER SHE-OAK
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This tree…
IRONWOOD
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This is a…
YOKE-WOOD
The yoke-wood is often used as a street and parking lot tree. The timber is used…
CECROPIA
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This soft…
CAROB TREE
The drought-tolerant tree has pairs of nearly round leaflets and shiny, lavender…
SUICIDE TREE
The small tree bears white fragrant flowers for much of the year. The seeds are…
SATINLEAF
These slender trees have distinctly two-colored leaves, dark green on top and…
CAMPHOR TREE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.The…
FIDDLEWOOD
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This…
FIDDLEWOOD
Fiddlewood is a popular shade and street tree around Honolulu and other urban…
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