Blue Marble Tree Kauai

The english name is blue marble tree since the one inch diameter fruits are a rare cobalt blue.

Blue marble tree kauai.

When mature this species has a high open crown and thin buttress roots at the base. During summer iridescent. It is commonly known as blue quandong blue marble tree bracelet tree or blue fig although it is not closely related to the genus of figs. Their unusual color was written about in a scientific american article.

Available in 5 gal pot size. Blue marble tree is a large tree that is more appropriate for campuses parks and botanical gardens than home gardens. 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.

I thought they were fake at first. A deep sea crustacean and eleocarpus ganitrus the. The seeds of the blue marble trees are a cobalt blue and when dried will be used for prayer beads. It seems there are two and only two living species on the earth that create color using refraction and not reflection.

To find photographs of a tree species click on the links on the scientific names below. There you may view thumbnail photos as well as larger images. The species is well regarded for its timber and as a key in regenerating rainforest. Fast growing up to 100 ft tall.

Welcome to the hawaiʻi forestry and agroforestry trees website the photographs here illustrate the most commonly planted trees in hawaiʻi. Elaeocarpus angustifolius is a large and fast growing rainforest tree native to australia in the elaeocarpaceae family. Love the blue marble trees in the grove. The seeds are used in hinduism as prayer beads by the name rudraksha.

In 1984 gurudeva planted 108 blue marble trees for pilgrims and guest to sit under. Have you ever seen anything like this. This tree is grown for the ornamental flowers foliage and edible but tangy and bitter fruits. See 431 traveler reviews 287 candid photos and great deals for kapaa hi at tripadvisor.