WANTED: FIRE TREE by ALYSSA PERKINS https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp The invasive species of the fire tree is damaging Hawaii's enviroment. en-us 2017-01-12 16:32:42 UTC 2025-09-24 20:17:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/146842507 2017-01-12 16:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/146842507 FIRE TREE aka FAYA BUSH (MORELLA FAYA) 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/146843124 2017-01-12 16:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/146843124 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147059014 2017-01-13 15:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147059014 WANTED FOR: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147059917
  • Stealing ecosystems from other native plant species
  • Taking up forest space
  • adding nitrogen to the environment by a significant amount
  • changing soil chemistry so that a majority of native plants can no longer grow there
    • ]]>     2017-01-13 15:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147059917     Sources: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147060110
  • "Fire Tree." Hawaii Invasive Species Council. N.p., 26 May 2016. Web. 13 Jan. 2017.
  • United States. National Park Service. "PCA Alien Plant Working Group." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2017.
  • Global Invasive Species Database (2017) Species profile: Morella faya. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=100 on 16-01-2017.

    • ]]>     2017-01-13 15:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147060110     WHERE IT HAS BEEN SEEN: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147437092 -Kauai Island
    -Oahu Island
    -Maui Island
    -Big Island
    (in Hawaii)
    -Azores
    -Madeira
    -Canary Islands
    -Lanai Island
    (in Hawaii)]]>     2017-01-17 02:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147437092     SPECIES AFFECTED BECAUSE OF THE FIRE TREE: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147437800 A range of species are destroyed due to the excessive growth of the fire tree. Due to its formation of a dense canopy, leaving no room for other plant life in the surrounding area.]]> 2017-01-17 02:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147437800 HOW IT GOT TO THE CRIME SCENE: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147438465 Immigrants from Portugal brought over the plant sometime during the 1800's. It was meant for several purposes, such as for fire wood, decoration on the islands, or to cultivate the berries on the tree, used in wine making.]]> 2017-01-17 02:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147438465 FORMS OF CONTROL AND HUMAN INTERACTION: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147438880 The main method used to control the Fire Tree is a form of herbicide.  The government also requests removal from property by citizens if possible.   Due to the fact that wild pigs and birds eat the Fire Tree seeds and spread its seeds, it can be difficult to control. A biological form of destroying/eradicating the tree has not been discovered yet, but some people have claimed that a two-spotted leaf hopper has helped to control fire tree populations.]]> 2017-01-17 02:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147438880 TRAITS OF THE FIRE TREE: 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147439526 -produces a vast amounts of seeds, easily spread when consumed by animals
    -bushy, grows to 8 m
    (r-selected traits)]]>     2017-01-17 02:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147439526     CHANGE IN BIODIVERSITY 0701327 https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147440285 -kills native plants to Hawaii
    -limits plant growth in Hawaii's Volcano National Park, by producing 4 times the amount of nitrogen]]>     2017-01-17 03:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/0701327/7bp00yfyzwzp/wish/147440285