Blue Marble Tree Kauai

They do better in high rainfall areas in valleys and near stream banks on the windward side of the hawaiian islands.

Blue marble tree kauai.

The english name is blue marble tree since the one inch diameter fruits are a rare cobalt blue. Their unusual color was written about in a scientific american article. In 1984 gurudeva planted 108 blue marble trees for pilgrims and guest to sit under. This tree is grown for the ornamental flowers foliage and edible but tangy and bitter fruits.

Blue marble tree is a large tree that is more appropriate for campuses parks and botanical gardens than home gardens. The seeds of the blue marble trees are a cobalt blue and when dried will be used for prayer beads. There you may view thumbnail photos as well as larger images. August 25 2019 georgie.

Elaeocarpus angustifolius is a large and fast growing rainforest tree native to australia in the elaeocarpaceae family. The place is very quiet and a stone statue of ganesha is near the entrance gate as well as several picnic tables located within the grove. See 431 traveler reviews 287 candid photos and great deals for kapaa hi at tripadvisor. During summer iridescent.

These bright blue fruits drop from the blue marble tree and fall to the ground where the outer husk rots away and reveals the hard nut in the center. The blue marble trees grow in haiku maui rudraksha beads. To find photographs of a tree species click on the links on the scientific names below. It seems there are two and only two living species on the earth that create color using refraction and not reflection.

When mature this species has a high open crown and thin buttress roots at the base. The seeds are used in hinduism as prayer beads by the name rudraksha. Welcome to the hawaiʻi forestry and agroforestry trees website the photographs here illustrate the most commonly planted trees in hawaiʻi. Fast growing up to 100 ft tall.

Love the blue marble trees in the grove. Have you ever seen anything like this. Available in 5 gal pot size. The species is well regarded for its timber and as a key in regenerating rainforest.