10-23-2010, 06:42 AM
The African Tulip Tree is on the State Noxious Weed List. However, if you want a yellow-flowering tree, there are lots of alternatives. If you want to go native, there is the yellow Ohia. A smaller tree is the State flower Hibiscus brackenridgii, which is about the size of a Plumeria when mature. Another hibiscus relative with a yellow flower is Hau - of which there are full-sized trees and dwarf varieties.
Introduced yellow-flowering trees that are not invasive include the Golden Shower tree. There are also some vireya rhododendrons that are yellow and can grow to tree size: my Laetum x aurigeranum is an example and is in constant bloom.
So do a little research and I'm sure you will find a worthy substitute. Check out the nurseries. And the first Friday in November is Arbor Day in Hawaii and there will be some tree giveaways (Kua O Ka La charter school will be doing one at Makuu
Market on Nov. 6 & 7 between 9 am and noon(I think - check today's Trib-Herald calendar).
Introduced yellow-flowering trees that are not invasive include the Golden Shower tree. There are also some vireya rhododendrons that are yellow and can grow to tree size: my Laetum x aurigeranum is an example and is in constant bloom.
So do a little research and I'm sure you will find a worthy substitute. Check out the nurseries. And the first Friday in November is Arbor Day in Hawaii and there will be some tree giveaways (Kua O Ka La charter school will be doing one at Makuu
Market on Nov. 6 & 7 between 9 am and noon(I think - check today's Trib-Herald calendar).