Landscape March 2018 L-40 Expanding Tree Diversity in Hawai‘i’s Landscapes: Pak Lan, White Champaca, Michelia × alba Richard A. Criley Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences ikely the result of hybridization between two spe- cies in Indonesia, pak lan is widely cultivated in tropicalL Asia for its fragrant flowers and the essential oils derived from them. It is one of our few sterile trees. Fast-growing, it has the potential to grow to 80 ft, but old trees in Hawai‘i are only known to reach 40 ft, with a cylindrical to conical shape. Fine specimens exist at Washington Place near downtown and at the Kuan Yin Temple on Vineyard. Recommended Use in Landscape • Shade tree • Specimen • Street tree • Median strip • Parks Pak lan foliage and flower Pak lan at the Kuan Yin Temple in Honolulu. Published by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) and issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in co- operation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, under the Director/Dean, Cooperative Extension Service/CTAHR, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822. Copyright 2014, University of Hawai‘i. For reproduction and use permission, contact the CTAHR Office of Communication Services,
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