leilani estates

[leilaniguy]

BTW; I should mention that in increment #1 of Leilani there is mail delivery only on Leilani Ave. and the highway. Dirt roads=no mail service.

[jdirgo]

Well, I'd chime in here, but everyone else has provided so much good information that there's not a lot for me to add.

John Dirgo, RA, ABR, e-PRO
Island Trust Properties, LLC
808-987-9243 cell

[mella l]

One acre lots that are nice that you might consider also!!!

mella l

[Genxor]

Fletch ,

We are about to build on Kumakahi , so if you hurry, I'll find some work for you to do !!

Leilani, imho,is the best subdivision in Puna. Previous posters explained why.

High on our list was the covenants. Though you will still see "sketchy" places, overall there are alot less worries here, in regards to neighbors, than there are in many other developments.

Not mentioned were your choice of either a square acre lot, or a "spaghetti" acre lot.
The spaghetti lots are 100 ft.wide and about 436 ft.long. Not sure how many square lots are currently for sale ????

Greg

[Likalizard]

Aloha to all, we are new to this site, not to Puna. Was on Kona side and now forever in love with Puna side. Heard alot of HPP, Leilani, etc, but not much from our Nanawale neighbors. We are in the "boonies" of Nanawale and love it when we get there. We rent long term and our current folk love the area. Soon as we sell on the mainland, we are "going home". Anyone from there? question on the Albizia tree? Is it also called the octopus tree? we have a few in our lots next to house and were advised to chop em down before they spreads over everything. Pretty,when small and young though.

Lika

[Carey]

Lika, The 'octopus' tree is a schefflera, an invasive alien, but not as tall, weak, or invasive as the albezia. (Schefflera are sold mainland as a houseplant)

[emorata]

If you keep them trimmed, they become nice thick shrubs instead gangly unsightly tree forms....they have a nice tropical form that holds very well especially if kept compact.

[Likalizard]

Thanks Carey! Biggest darn schefflera I have ever seen. They are over 75 TALL !! My husband is aching to cut down. We have about 3 of them and one is taking over our avacado. Emmorata, don't think I can shrub these. Can I dig up roots and replant for a shrubby thing in years to come? But then again, on the mainland, I always killed my schefflera. Fate. How about burning the branches and logs once we cut down? Yes for house? or just backyard pit. Mahalo nui loa!

Lika

[Les C]

Lika,

It's unclear what kind of tree/plant you really have. Octopus Tree, as Carey noted, is Schefflera actinophylla, aka Brassaia actinophylla and Umbrella Tree. According to Permacopia Book III, it grows to 50' tall. It has broad ovate, shiny leaves arranged in a circular manner around a central stem. Here, pictures are better:

http://tinyurl.com/25wank

[Interesting! The above link gets edited by this server/list software. Hence the 4 asterisks. I've tried making a new Tiny URL but it keeps returning the same thing. The edit leads me to think that this software has British origins. It censors "wonk" when spelled with an "a" in place of the "a".]

try this link instead:

http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/result.cfm?genus=Schefflera&species=actinophylla&rank1=&epithet1=

click on the thumbnail images to see slightly larger images.

In the second image, you can see why it's called Octopus and Umbrella tree.

Might you be describing something else, if your height estimate is correct? Can you describe what the leaves or flowers look like?

Edited by - Les C on 05/17/2007 14:28:46

[leilaniguy]

My guess is trumpet tree. I've heard many folks around here refer to both the schefflera and cecropia as octopus. cecropia is called trumpet tree because of it's hollow stems, called octopus because of the leaf shape. It can get 70'-80' tall.