Family: Rosaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in New Zealand, and Hawaii Island
  
• Controlled in New Zealand and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as an unwanted tree
  
• Other Prunus species have become invasive
  
• Unpalatable to deer and possibly other animals
  
• Parts of plants contain hydrogen cyanide
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Can reproduce by seeds which may be bird-dispersed or planted intentionally by people
  
• May form a persistent seed bank
  
• Able to sucker

Low Risk Traits:

• Only thrives at cooler, higher elevations of tropical islands
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Reaches maturity in 10+ years
  
• Certain cultivars may produce few to no seeds
  
• When produced, fruits and seeds unlikely to be accidentally dispersed
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value