By Diana Duff Special to West Hawaii Today
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If you have room for a large tree and want to add an exotic specimen to your property, you might consider planting a sausage tree. Native to South and East Africa’s wet savannahs, the tree can eventually grow to more than 30 feet. After about five years, it will start producing long racemes of deep red flowers followed by large sausage-shaped seedpods. The seedpods as well as the flowers make this tree a striking addition to a Hawaiian landscape.