A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Kona hōʻawa
Pittosporum hosmeri
Fragrant flowers and textured foliage make this Hawaiʻi Island tree a native screening option.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A slow grower from Hawaiʻi Island; allow for a small tree and water during prolonged dry periods.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- 10–30 ft tall · About 12 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Intermittent flowers & winter fruit
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A native evergreen screen
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try kona hōʻawa for a native evergreen screen.
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Photo credits & licenses
Kona hōʻawa: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
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