Where to get Metrosideros excelsa (New Zealand Xmas tree) in HI?

[Justin]

I'd like to plant a number of these to compliment the Ohia trees, since they are closely related and closely resemble one another. But I've never seen them available for sale anywhere in Hawaii (ironically, they're available everywhere in California).

Any leads?

[fastfeat]

I suspect it would only grow at elevation. And, just guessing, it would probably be a hybridization threat to the native M. polymorpha. I'd refrain from importing it, pending more info.

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

Considered a high risk to Hawaiian ecosystem, see http://www.hear.org/pier/species/metrosideros_excelsa.htm.%C2'>

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

http://www.hear.org/pier/species/metrosideros_excelsa.htm

[JasonD]

Yeah, why bother. It's not as pretty as ohi`a anyway and so very prone to invasiveness. Even here in dry-summer SF, it pops up in cracks in the sidewalk (though is not invasive in the wild here).