Trees in Hawaii

African Tulip Tree flowersScientific Name: Spathodea campanulataThe flower buds form a ball-shaped cluster. Each brown banana-shaped flower bud is filled with water, forming a natural water pistol when squeezed. The outer buds bloom first before the inner ones. The tree blooms year round and a flower lasts about 3 days.

African Tulip Tree flower on ground along the bike path from Sunset Beach to Shark's Cove North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii

African Tulip Tree flowers Scientific Name: Spathodea campanulataThe flower buds form a ball-shaped cluster. with water, forming a natural water pistol when squeezed. The outer buds bloom first before the inner ones. The tree blooms year round and a flower lasts about 3 days. Hale'iwa, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

African Tulip Tree flowersScientific Name: Spathodea campanulataThe flower buds form a ball-shaped cluster. Each brown banana-shaped flower bud is filled with water, forming a natural water pistol when squeezed. The outer buds bloom first before the inner ones. The tree blooms year round and a flower lasts about 3 days.Found along the bike & walking trail from Sunset Beach to Shark's Cove North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii

Autograph Tree Named for its thick waxy leaves people write on Sunset Beach, North Shore Oahu, Hawaii

Autograph Tree Named for its thick waxy leaves people write on Sunset Beach, North Shore Oahu, Hawaii

Autograph Tree flower fading

Autograph Tree flower is thick and waxy

Autograph tree has leathery leaves people carve on. The flowers are thick and unusual, from white to red. Clusia rosea The Clusiaceae are one of Hawai'is most invasive horticultural plants Hale'iwa, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Autograph tree has leathery leaves people carve on. The flowers are thick and unusual, from white to red. Clusia rosea The Clusiaceae are one of Hawai'is most invasive horticultural plants Hale'iwa, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Autograph Tree is located at Sunset Beach on the North Shore Oahu, Hawaii

Autograph Tree seed pod

Autograph Tree seed pod

Autograph Tree seed pod

Autograph Tree seed pods

Bamboo forest

Bamboo forest

Bamboo in the tropical rainforestManoa Honolulu, Hawaii

Bamboo in the tropical rainforestManoa Honolulu, Hawaii

Bamboo in the tropical rainforestManoa Honolulu, Hawaii

Bamboo in the tropical rainforestManoa Honolulu, Hawaii

Bamboo with roots exposed

Bamboo, close-up

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Trees at Kawela Bay

Banyon Tree close-up

Candle-tree flowers on the trunk Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Candle-tree flowers on the trunk Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Buttercup Tree, Cochlospermaceae Family, Cochlospermum Vitifolium Tree

Candle-tree flower Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Candle-tree flower Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Candle-tree flowers on the trunk Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Cannonball Tree (Couroupita guianensis) The tree has large fruit the size and shape of a cannonball. A definite eye catcher, the cannonball fruits grow from stalks surrounding the trunk of the large tree. Waimea Botanical Gardens, to your left after the first pond Hale'iwa, North Shore of O'ahu, Hawai'i

Cannonball Tree flower (Couroupita guianensis)The amazingly complex red and yellow flower of the Cannonball Tree is also heavenly scented - a cross between a fine expensive perfume and a wonderful flower scent Foster Botanical Gardens Honolulu, Hawaii

Cannonball Tree flower (Couroupita guianensis)The amazingly complex red and yellow flower of the Cannonball Tree is also heavenly scented - a cross between a fine expensive perfume and a wonderful flower scent Foster Botanical Gardens Honolulu, Hawaii

Cannonball Tree flower (Couroupita guianensis)The amazingly complex red and yellow flower of the Cannonball Tree is also heavenly scented - a cross between a fine expensive perfume and a wonderful flower scent Foster Botanical Gardens Honolulu, Hawaii