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Pages in category "Trees of Hawaii" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acacia koa;
[8] [17] The banyan, native to India, is one of 60 types (out of reported 1,000 species in the world) of fig trees found throughout Hawaii. The trees are tall and “grow into mazes of additional trunks” and in Lahaina the tree covers an area of over half an acre. [18] The banyan tree in Lahaina, when planted, was a sapling of 8 feet (2.4 m ...
Banyan Drive is a tree-lined street at the shoreline of Hilo, Hawaii. It is known as the "Hilo Walk of Fame" for the banyan trees planted by celebrities. These trees have withstood several tsunamis that have devastated the town on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Upper branches of a koa tree, showing the bark, sickle-shaped phyllodes, greenish rounded flower heads, and seedpods. Koa is a large tree, typically attaining a height of 15–25 m (49–82 ft) and a spread of 6–12 m (20–39 ft). [6]
ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the first plants to grow on new lava flows. Metrosideros polymorpha is commonly called a lehua tree, or an ʻōhiʻa lehua, or simply an ʻōhiʻa; all are correct, [6] although ʻōhiʻa is also used to refer to the tomato as well as certain varieties of sugarcane and taro. [7]
Though many parts of the hala tree are utilized, in Hawaii the most common use of Hala is the leaves. Hawaiians distinguish five kinds of the hala tree according to the colour and size of the fruits: [4] hala ʻula (orange red) hala lihilihi ʻula (red tip, becoming yellow to the centre) hala ʻīkoi (bright orange only at the tip) hala ...
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The banyan tree was the largest banyan tree in Hawaii, and one of the largest banyan trees in the United States. Its extensive trunk and aerial root system now covers 0.66 acres (0.27 ha). The park is managed by the County of Maui and the Lahaina Restoration Foundation.