The kukui nut tree in Hawaii has large light-green leaves. It can grow up to 80 feet in height. And it usually extends wide and tall into a distinct oval-shaped tree top.

The Kukui nut tree, also known as the Candlenut tree, holds a special place in Hawaiian culture and history. Known scientifically as Aleurites moluccanus , this versatile tree was among the …

“Pupuhi kukui—malino ke kai” (spewed kukui nuts – calm seas) is a Hawaiian proverb about the usefulness of this technique. Kukui trees are the kinolau (physical manifestation) of the …

Kukui is a very distinctive tree that is easily recognized in Hawaiian forests. Its large, pale-green leaves are of a color like no other tree and they can be recognized from great distances. Kukui …

Kukui are large trees common throughout Hawaiʻi, found in forests of the lower mountain zone, where they can be identified from a distance by their pale foliage (underside of leaves reflects …

Description: Large trees up to 60 feet tall easily distinguished from far distances by its light green foliage. Also recognizable are its distinct leaf shapes, beautiful flower clusters and familiar fruit.

2012年5月20日 · A member of the spurge family, kukui became the State Tree of Hawaii in 1959, embodying in its varied use and intrinsic beauty a sense of serenity, protection, and calm. …

2006年1月1日 · The magnificent kukui, the state tree of Hawai‘i, has brought food, medicine, and both actual and spiritual illumination to generations of Maui residents.

Kukui, the State tree of Hawaii, is well known and is recognized from a distance by its silvery green or gray-ish foliage. This large spreading tree is common in moist lowland mountain …

2018年1月6日 · The Kukui Nut Tree became the official state tree of Hawaii when Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States, 1959. It was named the state tree because of its …