The kiawe is a spreading bush or moderately sized tree, bearing spines, spikes of greenish-yellow flowers, and long pods filled with small brown seeds. It is a successful invasive species due to …

2021年8月25日 · Rugged, barbed, and wild, the kiawe trees of Maui offer an incongruous and yet dramatic touch to the island’s lovely landscape.

2016年10月8日 · It is a species of the mesquite tree; its scientific name is Prosopis pallida. It is a thorny legume, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Considered an invasive species in …

Long-thorn kiawe can grow as a rambling shrub or tree ranging from 6′ to 30′ tall. The thorns are up to 4″ long. It’s pale yellow flowers are numerous and grow in cylinder-shaped spikes up to …

2023年7月7日 · The Kiawe tree, or Prosopis pallida, is a medium-sized tree that typically grows to heights between 20 to 30 feet, although some can reach up to 50 feet. It's a thorny tree with a …

2024年4月12日 · It is also known as the honey locust, honey pod, cashew, and July flower (the algaroba name comes from “Al-kharrubah,” the Spanish name of the carob tree, or St. John’s …

1990年12月1日 · Kiawe is an intolerant tree and is shaded out by faster growing plants on wet sites. On dry sites the grasses, koa haole, and opuima, with which it commonly associates, …

2021年7月15日 · The Westside resident thinks kiawe trees can revolutionize Oahu's food system and help the next generation learn to love where they live.

Kiawe is used principally as a cover tree for erosion control on and land. As recently as 1915, it was considered the most valuable tree in Hawaii for a variety of other reasons. Its pods and …

2018年2月25日 · Kiawe trees line many of the beaches on Maui’s southern coast. Savage says, “Prior to moving to Hawai‘i, I harvested mesquite pods in Arizona; they are in the same family …