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FORMOSAN KOA
This species is the most common ornamental acacia on the Hawaiian Islands, and…
KOA
Koa is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and makes one of the most valuable…
BLACK WATTLE
Originally introduced as a forestry tree to Hawaii, black wattle has become a…
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 Hawaii’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…
KUKUI
This tree is a Polynesian introduction to the Hawaiian Islands, and is…
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 Hawaii 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. Shoebutton ardisia is naturalized on several of the Hawaiian islands in moist…
BREADFRUIT
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…
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 Hawaii and…
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 Hawaii by Polynesians, and used to…
ANGEL'S TRUMPET
Utility friendly tree. The datura plant produces large flowers with double petals. Both the flowers and…
GEOMETRY TREE
Used mostly as a shade tree and occasionally as a street tree, this species has…
DWARF POINCIANA
Utility friendly tree. Caesalpinia pulcherrima has a HPWRA (Hawaii 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…
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 tree is smog and salt tolerant; its wood resembles that of oak. This is the…
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 soft-wooded tree has hollow, chambered branches and stems, watery sap,…
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
The camphor tree is commonly planted along California streets and less common in…
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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