01-28-2013, 04:34 AM
That looks like an albizia, about 5 years old. They grow 3ft per year.
Tree:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kW1WtfFV0Tg/Ts...3%2529.JPG
Leaf:
http://woodyplants.mannlib.cornell.edu/H...e%20ED.JPG
The "umbrella" trees are probably cecropia, native to Costa Rica. Hard to believe somebody thought it was a good idea to bring those over (well, maybe not that hard to believe in the light of past history).
Tree:
http://tropicalbiology2010.providence.wi...tree_5.jpg
Leaf:
http://www.hiltonpond.org/images/CRCecropiaLeaf01.jpg
Central american fire ant that consider cecropia home:
http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/...a-tree.jpg
Cecropia is the main one where if it is cut down, five more will replace it. Both these trees are what makes a $9000 lot. It costs $25,000 to clear them, leaving a over-priced lot, only to be covered by them again in a few years. And around and around she goes.
"It was a majority decision to descend into the Dark Ages. Don't worry, be happy, bang on da drum all day!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*