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COCONUT PALM
This palm is quite possibly the most useful of all plants for humans. It…
COLVILLE'S GLORY
Colville's Glory is related to the royal poinciana (Delonix regia) and its fern…
SILVER BUTTONWOOD
Utility friendly tree. A commonly grown street tree and shoreline plant in leeward Hawaiian Islands,…
GEIGER-TREE
Utility friendly tree. This small, orange-red flowered tree, with its sandpapery leaves, is widely used…
KOU
This indigenous species (native to Hawaii and other Pacific Islands) can be…
LEMON-SCENTED GUM
The lemon scented gum has an entirely smooth trunk that varies in color from…
CALABASH TREE
The calabash tree, which bears bat-pollinated greenish flowers with purple-brown…
SEALING WAX PALM
This small to medium-sized palm is native to swamps of Thailand, Malaysia, and…
ROYAL POINCIANA
This spectacular flowering tree is one of Hawaii’s most common and widely…
LONGAN
Longan is occasionally grown in Hawai'i as a dooryard fruit tree and has been…
TRIANGLE PALM
Utility friendly tree. Like its cousin in the same genus, the golden cane palm (Dypsis lutescens),…
GOLDEN CANE PALM
The Hawaiian Island’s most common palm species, the golden cane palm is…
BLUE MARBLE TREE
Blue marble tree is a large tree that is more appropriate for campuses, parks…
ELEPHANT'S EARPOD
Large, fast-growing tree suited only for parks, large estates, open spaces…
COCKSPUR CORAL TREE
Utility friendly tree. Most of the 100 or so species in the genus Erythrina have scarlet red…
WILIWILI
This species is native to Hawaiian dryland forests, and should be planted more…
SURINAM CHERRY
Utility friendly tree. A small tree or large shrub with fragrant leaves and edible fruit that is…
PUA KENIKENI
Pua kenikeni is easily grown in high-rainfall areas but must be provided with…
MOLUCCAN ALBIZIA
This is an abundant tree in the wetter areas of Kaua'i and O'ahu. They are…
INDIAN BANYAN
Banyan trees are far too large for home gardens. It is a shade tree for public…
WEEPING FIG
This species is one of the most commonly grown houseplants in the temperate…
RUBBER TREE
One of the many widely cultivated Ficus, the rubber tree has several…
FIDDLELEAF FIG
The fiddleleaf fig is one of the most common house plants in the temperate world…
MORETON BAY FIG
The Moreton Bay fig, named after Moreton Bay, near Brisbane in East Australia…
INDIAN LAUREL FIG
This species is susceptible to thrips and its leaves often look warty or curled…
PEEPUL TREE
This large tree is briefly deciduous in the late summer and fall. It is sacred…
RUSTY-LEAF FIG
The rusty-leaf fig is a strangling fig, which begins life in the wild as a…
JAPANESE FERN TREE
Fern tree is widely planted around Honolulu as a street tree, a purpose for…
SILK OAK TREE
Grevillea robusta timber was widely used for doors, windows, and musical…
PINK TRUMPET TREE
The pink trumpet tree is long-lived, briefly deciduous, and spectacular when in…
AUSTRALIAN TULIPWOOD
An excellent shade tree for small spaces, the tulipwood tree thrives in full sun…
TREE HELIOTROPE
This is an ideal beach plants, and is used in many coastal gardens. It is…
LOOKING GLASS TREE
This tree is highly adapted to life on the seashore, this species even tolerates…
JACK IN THE BOX TREE
This tree tolerates salt spray and ocean breezes leading to it being planted in…
COASTAL HIBISCUS
This tree thrives in wet habitats, either in brackish swamps near the sea or…
BOTTLE PALM
This is a slow-growing, smaller palm ideal for small yards and large pots. It is…
JACARANDA
A world-renowned flowering tree from the seasonally dry tropics of South America…
SAUSAGE TREE
The sausage tree is occasionally grown as a specimen tree in larger gardens in…
GIANT CRAPE MYRTLE
The giant crape myrtle has a large native range, from India to Southern China,…
AUSTRALIAN TEA TREE
Australian Tea Tree is an attractive shrub or multi-trunked tree, becoming a…
KOA HAOLE
Haole koa is the most abundant naturalized tree in low elevation areas of the…
LYCHEE
Lychee is a commonly grown, medium-sized fruit tree. The fruit can be eaten raw…
MOUNTAIN EBONY
Utility friendly tree. A small tree with a weeping habit that was planted as a street tree along…
BINGABING
Of the two widely naturalized species of Macaranga, this is the one with…
PARASOL LEAF TREE
This species and M. mappa are naturalized on the windward, wet sides of Oahu,…
SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA
The iconic southern magnolia is widely planted throughout California and is one…
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