Monarch Milo (Thespesia populnea) is a beautiful and spiritually important Hawaiian tree. It is a perfect representation of Aloha in so many ways. The word “aloha” means hello, love, and, also goodbye. Both “hello” and “goodbye” represent the bookends of all relationships, while “love” represents everything in between. Even the tree itself is the embodiment of love, as every single leaf is in the perfect shape of a heart. The milo flowers also represent how short our time together is, as each flower blooms only once and, in a matter of hours, is gone forever. At daybreak, the blossom opens and is the color of the soft yellow morning sun. Throughout the day it changes hue from peach to orange and, by the end of the day, is the color of a deep ruby red sunset. Its entire life is lived in a single day, never to return; but the memory of its beauty is etched in the souls of those blessed enough to have experienced it. You will receive a beautiful personalized certificate and the knowledge that you contributed to making our planet a better place. Your donation will fund collecting seeds by hand, raising your seedling in our nursery, planting your tree to create a forest, fencing out pests, clearing invasive species, and of course, the RFID tagging so you can track your tree via TreeTracker (findmy.legacytrees.org). Every tree dedication is a living legacy, and a gift which will grow grander year after year.