Acacia Species, Formosa Koa, Formosan Acacia, Small Philippine Acacia

I have not grown this plant. It is a native of Taiwan and the Philippines and is a naturalized plant throughout Asia and the Pacific inc...Read Moreluding the Hawaiian Islands. In about 1915, it was introduced by the Board of Agriculture and Forestry and the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association. It was planted for windbreaks on Maui and has since formed monotypic stands. Often confused with the native Acacia Koa, it can grow to 50 feet tall. Included in its uses are chemical products and food and drink as well as being employed for environmental management. Due to its love for warm moist environments, it has become invasive in many of the places where it has been introduced.