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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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| [ Sorry, no photo! If you have one we may use, please e-mail info to fkraus@hawaii.edu ] |
| Other names: | jelecote pine, patula pine, pino triste |
| Description: | Tree 60-100' tall, with reddish scaly bark on the upper trunk; fine, drooping 6-10" needles, usually 3 per bundle; and clusters of 2-4" slightly curved seed cones. |
| Risk areas: | Moist forest and subalpine shrubland, 3000-8000 ft. elevation. |
| WARNING: | Several species of pines are widely planted for reforestation in the tropics. Their wind-blown seeds allow them to spread easily, and three species have become a problem in Hawaii. |