Tree and plant specialist on Maui.

The Hawaiian Islands are home to some of the most unique and diverse ecosystems on Earth. Becoming familiar with native plant species in Hawaii has been an essential part of practicing good arboriculture and a requisite to designing sustainable landscapes on Maui.





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Wiliwili Erythrina sandwicensis at Puu o Kali, low elevation dryforest.
The wiliwili is the feature of lowland vegetation up to 1,500 feet on the leeward sides of all the Hawaiian islands

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Wet mixed community of plants at Ko'olau consisting of various endemic ferns and clermontia

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