Acacia koa

Botanical Description

Koa acacia is an evergreen tree that usually grows about 20 metres tall, though it sometimes reaches up to 35 metres. Some populations are smaller and more shrub-like[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. This species (as of 2006) provides one of the most expensive timbers in the world, used mainly for furniture, veneer and crafts[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The only Acacia that is native and endemic to Hawaii, plantations have been established there in order to provide native vegetative cover on degraded sites[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. Acacia koa is currently known to be the dominant canopy endemic tree occurring on six of the Hawaiian islands. The species occurs in mesic forest in a wide range of habitats and elevations. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].