Ohia Tree

[leilaniguy]

Aloha HADave and Peggy, Ohia's botanical name is metrosideros, a member of the myrtle family, a hardwood (very hard wood) rot resistant, can live hundreds of years. It can get 80'+ tall, 2-3 feet thick at the base, mostly pest free except for a type of leaf curl, can bloom all year with heavier flushes of blooms in spring and after droughts end. It is used as a street tree in San Francisco and other mild climates. The flower (lehua) makes for excellent honey.