Learn about Koa wood
Hawaiian Koa Wood Used in Windline Pacific's unique gifts
Koa is the best known of the endemic Hawaiian woods. It is recognized world wide for it’s remarkable variety of grain figure which ranges from plain, to curly, to deep fiddleback. The colors can go from reds to chocolate browns, with the sap wood sometimes even a bleached white. The grain is fine, similar to Honduras Mahagony, but it is the figuring that sets Koa into a class of it’s own.
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Ohia (Metrosideros collina/var./polymorpha)
Ohia is the most abundant of the remaining endemic species in Hawaii’s forests. Ohia is found in forest locations from sea level to 9000’. There are numerous varieties, and they often establish themselves as pioneer growth over lava flows. In a noncompetitive environment they can grow into tall trees with long trunks, however their branches divide...
Milo (Thespesia populnea)
Milo is a member of the Mallow family, along with Hibiscus. It is indigenous to Hawaii, but is also found around the world in tropical climates. It was grown as a shade tree around houses and temples, as well as near the beach. Its flowers are yellow with purple centers that fade to pinkish later in the day. Once common in coastal areas, the wood is becoming rarer and more valuable.
Milo has always been...