Ohia Lehua Tree


Item Number: 250

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $12

Online Close: Jul 24, 2016 7:00 PM HST

Purchase History: 8 items sold

Description

KHS has been generously gifted with 9 baby Ohia Lehua trees. The color is unknown, although some have tags that read "Kaloko Parade Confetti" or "Hue Liko". The pots are variable and range from 6" to 7". They are up for bid on a first come, first choose basis. 


From Wikipedia: Metrosideros polymorpha, the ohia lehua, is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of HawaiÊ»i. It is a highly variable tree, being 20–25 m (66–82 ft) tall in favorable situations, and a much smaller prostrate shrub when growing in boggy soils or directly on basalt. It produces a brilliant display of flowers, made up of a mass of stamens, which can range from fiery red to yellow. Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele, the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula. Ohia trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the very first plants to grow on new lava flows.

Special Instructions

Due to State Agricultural restrictions this is only available for pickup from the KHS offices in Kealakekua, Hawaii. No shipping is available.

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