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 its ability to reproduce in two ways: production of large numbers of easily dispersed seeds, and suckering to create thick monotypic stands that shade ...

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 other places it...

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 4″ long. Mature seed pods are flat, curved, yellowish brown and 3-8 inches long.

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 rugged and irregular shape, bearing a dense canopy of compound leaves that are bright green and somewhat feathery in appearance.

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 bread, the pods of which it resembles in flavor.) (We call it kiawe.)

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, remain so sparse that abundant sunlight reaches the kiawe.

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 seed are nutritious fodder.

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 as kiawe. When I arrived on Maui in 2008, I remember having my …