Plant Growing Guides

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

Naio (Hawaiian Sandalwood)

Myoporum sandwicense

Native Flowering Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian 'iliahi

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

Pritchardia species (primarily Pritchardia hillebrandii, P. remota, P. waimanaloensis)

Native Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Laua'e

Metrosideros polymorpha

'Ohia lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian 'Ōlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Shade Trees

Various species (Monkeypod, Koa, Ohia, Kukui, Ulu)

Native Hawaiian Trees

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native 'ōhi'a

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Understory Eucalypt

Eucalyptus spp. (understory species)

Native Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, Ilex opaca)

Native Wetland Trees

Various species (e.g., Taxodium distichum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra)

Hawaiian Olive

Nestegis sandwicensis

New Zealand Christmas Tree

Metrosideros polymorpha

New Zealand Kauri

Agathis australis

New Zealand Laurel

Corynocarpus laevigatus

New Zealand Rimu

Dacrydium cupressinum

Nikko Fir

Abies homolepis

Nirmal

Azadirachta indica

Nitrogen-fixing Legume Trees

Fabaceae family (various genera including Acacia, Albizia, Leucaena, Sesbania)

Nitrogen-fixing trees

Various species (e.g., Acacia spp., Alnus spp., Robinia pseudoacacia)

Inga (Inga edulis)

Inga edulis

Noni

Morinda citrifolia

Nordmann Fir

Abies nordmanniana

Nordmann Fir 'Golden Spreader'

Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader'

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Maple 'Bloodgood'

Acer platanoides 'Bloodgood'

Norway Maple 'Columnare'

Acer platanoides 'Columnare'

Norway Maple 'Crimson King'

Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Norway Maple 'Emerald Queen'

Acer platanoides 'Emerald Queen'

Norway Maple 'Schwedleri'

Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri'

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

Alpine Beech

Nothofagus alpina