This little gem is in our side yard which we share with our neighbor. For the past year I've seen these little 1-inch square orange flowers on the ground around this tree, but never really saw the flowers ON the tree. So today I did some exploring and rooting around in the foliage of this beauty and this is what I found. It's called a Kou (rhymes with throw) tree and was once used (in old Hawai'i days) as the best choice for wooden, bowls, trays and sundry containers. The trunk of this one is only about 2 inches in diameter, so it has a long way to go before it's harvested for it's beautifully variegated, glossy grain.
Kailua, Hawaii
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