Does anyone know how many varietys of koa tree there are
2007-07-16 16:26:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There are over 40 varieties of the Koa tree growing exclusively on the Islands of Hawaii. Early Hawaiians used its wood for finely crafted canoes and surfboards. Today, it's harvested mainly for the production of high end furniture. It's dark, hard, and finely grained wood makes for some fine products. The Ukulele is made from the Koa wood also. The Koa Tree can grow to some 100' tall and have a trunk diameter of around 6'. Hope this answers your question..
**Billy Ray**
2007-07-16 17:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Billy Ray♥ Valentine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Botanists and foresters have listed more than 80 trees, shrubs, vines, herbs, ferns, club mosses, grasses, and sedges associated with koa. Trees associated with koa (20,33,48) include:
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/acacia/koa.htm
'ahakea (Bobea spp.)
'ala'a (Pouteria sandwicensis)
kalia (Elaeocarpus bifidus)
kauila (Alphitonia ponderosa)
kawa'u (Ilex anomala)
kolea (Myrsine lessertiana)
kopiko (Psychotria spp.)
loulu palm (Pritchardia spp.)
mamani (Sophora chrysophylla)
naio (Myoporum sandwicense)
'ohe'ohe (Tetraplasandra hawaiiensis)
'ohi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha)
'olapa (Cheirodendron trigynum)
olomea (Perrottetia sandwicensis)
olopua (Osmanthus sandwicensis)
pilo (Coprosma spp.)
sandalwood (Santalum spp.)
Koa Wood Hawaii
Chris Allen and Dan Kurtz are Koa Wood Hawaii, here at Koa Wood Hawaii we make Koa bowls and fine woodturnings from over 40 different Hawaiian woods
http://www.koawoodhawaii.com/2.html
Not much information about them
2007-07-16 23:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't knoa.
2007-07-16 23:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋