{"id":229980,"date":"2026-02-25T08:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=229980"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:48:42","slug":"image-of-the-week-patrick-star-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/25\/image-of-the-week-patrick-star-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Week: ‘Patrick Star’ tree"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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This week\u2019s UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week is from the Lyon Arboretum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the Lyon Arboretum instagram<\/a>: This African mahogany in Upper M\u0101noa Valley at Lyon Arboretum shows off its star-shaped trunk. <\/p>\n

Raedelle Van Fossen, arboretum education manager shared: “Our Education Department nicknamed the tree Patrick, because it looks like Patrick the starfish from SpongeBob<\/em>. We work with kids, so our references have to be relatable. The trail this tree can be found on is named for one of Lyon Arboretum’s longest-serving volunteers, Dick Carlson, who has donated to the Grounds Department to put up trail markers. Although he is a kupuna, he still hikes to the back of the arboretum to pull out invasive plants.”<\/p>\n

Arborist Tylor Schwarze shared: The tree is a species of Terminalia<\/em>, accession #8478. It was planted in 1940, collected by the USDA<\/abbr>. The tree is over 90 feet tall (I climbed it and measured my rope to the ground). A very impressive tree.”<\/p>\n

\nPrevious Images<\/strong>
\nZentangle<\/a>
\nRainbow<\/a>
\nAppreciating astronomy<\/a>
\nBird of Paradise<\/a>
\nLinear accelerator<\/a>
\nAll Images of the Week<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Send us your image!<\/h2>\n

A big mahalo to everyone who has sent in their images! If selected, they will be posted throughout the semester, so check back to see the amazing work, research and experiences of the UH<\/abbr> ʻohana!<\/p>\n

Want to get in on the action? The next UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week could be yours! Submit a photo, drawing, painting, digital illustration of a project you are working on, a moment from a field research outing or a beautiful and\/or interesting shot of a scene on your campus. It could be a class visit during which you see an eye-catching object or scene.<\/p>\n