Re: FW: Tall, thin screen
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: FW: Tall, thin screen
- From: M* F*
- Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 16:15:56 -1000 (HST)
Dodonea viscosa is indigenous to many places inthe pacific rim (Moria's
ring of fire). It is naturally found in Hawaii (known as A'ali'i) and
known by several other names D. eriocarpa in Australia, India, etc. It is
used in Hawaii for lei making, fire wood, diggin implements (very hard
wood). There also seem to be many ecomorphs as this plant is very
variable depending on the environment that it is grown in. On the slopes
of Mauna Kea it gets to be a huge tree (30+ feet) further down slope in
the windswept flaks of the mountains it is a low shrub. Flowers vary as
well as leaf shape and color. It is the host for one of Hawaii's Endemic
butterflies. All in all it is a nice plant, but if unpruned can spread
quite a bit (I should take some photos of the ones in the field).
MTF
On Tue, 9 May 2000, Tony & Moira Ryan wrote:
> John MacGregor wrote:
> >
>
> For anybody interested. Dodonea viscosa is an NZ native its local name
> being Akeake. The green form is the normal wild one but the first
> maroon leaved form was a natural sport and breeds true, though the
> depth of colour is variable. The very rich coloured forms often seen in
> cultivation are I suppose either selcted seedlings or maybe cutting
> grown.
>
> Moira
> --
> Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
> Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
> Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate
>
