SelecTree: Search Trees by Characteristics
HAOLE KOA
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Haole koa…
LYCHEE
Lychee is a commonly grown, medium-sized fruit tree. The fruit can be eaten raw…
CHINESE FAN PALM
A widely grown fan palm with dark, shiny leaves and drooping leaf tips on mature…
MOUNTAIN EBONY
Utility friendly tree. A small tree with a weeping habit that was planted as a street tree along…
SMOOTH-SHELL MACADAMIA
Macadamia is the only Australian species to be domesticated and become an…
BINGABING
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.Of the two…
PARASOL LEAF TREE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This…
SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA
The iconic southern magnolia is widely planted throughout California and is one…
MANGO
Mangos are cultivated throughout the tropical world, and hundreds of cultivated…
SAPODILLA
Branches don't droop and resist breakage. The fruit can be eaten raw, or used in…
PAPERBARK OR CAJEPUT TREE
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This tree…
NONI
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This large…
HORSERADISH TREE
This tree produces edible products, medicine, and oil pressed from the seeds,…
MOCK ORANGE
Utility friendly tree. The flowers of the mock orange are used for scenting teas, and almost all parts…
MADAGASCAR OLIVE
Utility friendly tree. The Madagascar olive is a small tree that thrives in seaside locations and is…
GUIANA CHESTNUT
The Guiana chestnut seed can be eaten raw or roasted. The skin of the immature…
HALA
This culturally significant, wind and salt tolerant, small tree is native to…
YELLOW POINCIANA
The wood of the yellow poinciana has a wide variety of uses, including cabinet…
MEXICAN AVOCADO
Branches don't droop but are susceptible to breakage. Persea americana has…
CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.The native…
DATE PALM
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This tree…
PYGMY DATE PALM
Utility friendly tree. Pygmy date palm is a small, multi-trunked palm that branches from the base. It…
SILVER DATE PALM
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.The silver…
ALL SPICE
The dried fruits of this species are used as a flavoring in a wide range of…
OPIUMA
This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This fast…
ORIENTAL ARBORVITAE
Utility friendly tree. Needs ample water and good drainage…
WHITE PLUMERIA
Utility friendly tree. This small tree or large shrub is commonly used as an ornamental, and grown for…
PLUMERIA
Utility friendly tree. This popular small tree or large shrub, native to Mexico and Central America, is…
YEW PINE
This tree needs good drainage and branches don't droop and resist breakage. …
FALSE ASHOKA
In addition to being grown as an ornamental tree, the wavy-margined leaves of…
LOULU PALM
Utility friendly tree. Pritchardia is a genus of about 30 species of fan palms, native to the…
KONA PALM
Pritchardia is a genus of about 30 species of fan palms, native to the…
FIJI FAN PALM
Pritchardia is a genus of about 30 species of fan palms, native to the…
THURSTON'S PALM
Pritchardia is a genus of about 30 species of fan palms, native to the Pacific…
SHAVING BRUSH TREE
This species has a swollen grayish-green trunk and palmately compound leaves. In…
STRAWBERRY GUAVA
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.This…
COMMON GUAVA
Utility friendly tree. This plant is weedy. We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.These…
ALAHE'E
This small tree or large shrub is a Hawaiian native with glossy, dark green…
NARRA
A popular flowering shade tree and street tree also planted for reforestation in…
SOLITAIRE PALM
Many of the twenty-eight species of Ptychosperma readily hybridize, making their…
MACARTHUR PALM
Utility friendly tree. Many of the twenty-eight species of Ptychosperma readily hybridize, making their…
TRAVELERS TREE
Travelers palm is a large tree grown ornamentally throughout the tropical world…
MAJESTY PALM
This Madagascar native palm is a popular houseplant grown for its bright green,…
LADY PALM
Utility friendly tree. Lady palm is commonly used as a hedge, screen, or border in mass plantings. It…
CARIBBEAN ROYAL PALM
There are ten species of royal palms, mostly from the Caribbean. This is the…
ROYAL PALM
There are ten species of royal palms, mostly from the Caribbean. This is the…
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