Mahoes are evergreen, fast growing shade trees that can grow 40 feet tall but can be kept half that with proper pruning. They prefer full to partial sun, and need the warmth of Zone 10 to thrive. A mahoe tree is salt-tolerant, making it a great choice for seaside properties.

Key Features: The coastal habitat, heart-shaped leaves, and distinctive flowers and fruits will identify Seaside Mahoe. Comments: Seaside Mahoe is important to Indonesian and Pacific Islanders in its native habitat; the wood is carved into tools, ropes are twisted from the inner bark, and the plant provides food and medicine.

Evergreen shrubby tree, commonly to 13 m (40 ft) tall, with young branches minutely brown-scaly. Leaves alternate, simple, with petioles 5-10 cm (2-4 in) long; blades entire, heart shaped (poplar-like), shiny dark green above, 5-20 cm (2-8 in) long, with usually 5 main veins from base.

The beautiful Variegated Mahoe Tree is a common landscape specimen in tropical regions such as Hawaii or Florida. It’s mainly grown for its large, variegated, heart-shaped leaves that are green and white with touches of red on the new growth.

The mahoe blooms year-round, producing dozens of big, showy blossoms. Like most hibiscus, the flowers are five-petaled in arrangement and trumpet-shaped with a prominent red stamen. The flowers last only one day, but change color as time passes.

Common Name: seaside mahoe. Family: Malvaceae. Common Synonyms: none. USDA Hardiness Zone: 10b-11. Growth Habit: Tree. Origin: Old World tropics. FISC Category: 1. FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No. Introduction Date: pre 1928. IFAS Assessment: North: OK ; Central: INVASIVE; South: INVASIVE

2017年9月5日 · Seaside mahoe, portia tree. Synonyms. No known synonyms . Family. Malvaceae . Conclusions by Zone. Central, South Invasive (No Uses) Assessment Status: Complete. ... University of Florida / IFAS / Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants. Last Updated: September 5, 2017 Site Feedback

Extensive urbanization of Miami-Dade County has led to the introduction of numerous non-native (exotic) plants into the landscape. Some of these plants have become invasive in native plant communities by displacing natural vegetation.

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2024年5月13日 · An invasive mahoe, commonly called seaside mahoe (Thespesia populnea) is often seen along our shores and easily recognized for its cordate (heart) shaped and shiny leaves. In Florida, it’s listed as a Category II invasive by the Florida Invasive Species Council, this tree is one of the most important fast-growing trees in the Pacific Islands.