What kind of trees are in Hawaii?

Asked by: Chelsea Allen

Hawaii Trees

• Banana Tree (Musa x paradisiaca) …
• Banyan Tree (Ficus, various) …
• Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus altilis) …
• Coconut Tree (Cocos nucifera) …
• Eucalyptus Tree (Eucalyptus, various) …
• Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula) …
• Hala Tree (Pandanus tectorius) …
• Jacaranda Tree (Jacaranda mimosifolia)

What is the famous tree in Maui?

Banyan Tree

Lahaina’s Massive Banyan Tree
Cool down in the shade under one of the largest banyan trees in the United States. Imported from India and planted in front of the Lahaina Courthouse and Lahaina Harbor on 1873, this sprawling tree along Front Street is the size of an entire city block and stands more than 60-feet high.

What kind of evergreen trees are in Hawaii?

But most of the so-called Norfolk Island pines around Hawaii are really Cook pines.

• Cook Pines.
• Also called columnar araucaria, this commonly planted tree is known to scientists as Araucaria columnaris (or sometimes Araucaria cookii).