Kana'io Road Ulupalakua Maui Hawai'i

Kana'io Road Ulupalakua Maui Hawai'i

This remote road of gravel and red cinder is upcountry at an elevation of about 3000 feet above sea level on the southern slopes of Haleakala Volcano. Makai, ocean side, the Pacific Ocean is far down below on my left and the direction I am facing is toward Kula, which is about five miles away. This photograph was taken as the sun was setting. The flowering trees with their red bark illuminated in the sunlight are called Black Wattle, and while they are beautiful, this tree is an invasive naturalized pest.

“This noxious, evergreen tree often reaches 20 meters in height. Apart from producing copious numbers of seeds, it generates numerous suckers resulting in monotypic thickets. The small seeds are not actively dispersed and, although rodents or granivorous birds cannot be totally discounted, man appears to be the principal disseminator. The species resprouts by basal shoots following fire, thereby generally intensifying the infestation. No evaluation of its potential for biological control has been made. It grows in disturbed, mesic habitats between 600-1,700 m. The major infestation is at Kula, Maui.” Information Source Black Wattle Alien Plants of Hawai’i

Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Shooting Date/Time 18 June 2009 18:21:59

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