Clusia rosea
naturalizedClusiaceae

Clusia rosea

autograph tree

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Clusia rosea, the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is a tropical and sub-tropical plant species in the genus Clusia. The name Clusia major is sometimes misapplied to this species.

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Seasonality
12 flowering · 31 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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■ flowering (peak January)■ fruiting (peak January)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

What works

Controlling Clusia rosea

From Weed Control by Species7 rows →

Best reported: drill with 50% Round-up pro — one report from NTBG.

  1. 5.0drill50% Round-up proGlyphosateG91 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 5successful. Recommended method · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-13

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. Drill at 6 inch spacing around trunks. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated. If small trunks neet to be cut to access main trunk, they need to be treated via cut-stump method. They will resprout if not treated. Trees treated with this method started dropping branches at 6 months

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  2. 5.0drill100% Round-up proGlyphosateG91 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 5successful. Recommended method · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-12

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. Drill at 6 inch spacing around trunks. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated. If small trunks neet to be cut to access main trunk, they need to be treated via cut-stump method. They will resprout if not treated. Trees treated with this method started dropping branches at 6 months

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  3. 3.0drill100% Garlon 4TriclopyrG41 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 3moderate satisfaction · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-10

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. Drill at 6 inch spacing around trunks. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated. If small trunks neet to be cut to access main trunk, they need to be treated via cut-stump method. They will resprout if not treated. Trees treated with this method started dropping branches at 6 months

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  4. 2.0drill50%garlon, 50% roundupGlyphosateG9TriclopyrG41 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 2minimal satisfaction · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-14

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated and if you cut these small trunks, they will resprout if not treated.

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  5. 2.0drill50% Garlon 4TriclopyrG41 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 2minimal satisfaction · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-11

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated and if you cut these small trunks, they will resprout if not treated.

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  6. 1.0drill25% garlon, 25% roundup 75% waterGlyphosateG9TriclopyrG41 report · 1 trial
    NTBG
    • 1unsatisfactory results · NTBG · trial · 2018-04-15

      Drill and fill application of all trunks greater that 2 in. If the texture of the small trunk has transitioned from from smooth to bumpy it should be treated and if you cut these small trunks, they will resprout if not treated.

      Size: medium to huge. 1-70 trunksHabitat: mesic
  7. no ratingIPA-Incision Point Application1 report
    OANRP
    • —No rating · OANRP

      Seeking good location for trial - 20+ equally sized trees. Anyone have a good spot?

Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 7 rows in the full table

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Where documented · 97 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 192 · GBIF 280 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 19 · GBIF 35 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 23 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 16 · GBIF 18 ✓
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 9 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 9 · GBIF 8 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 10 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 10 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wailuku · MauiiNat 8 · GBIF 5 ✓
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 9 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 8 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wahiawa · KauaʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 4 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kualoa 2 · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
ʻŌiʻo 2 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honokōwai · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalapakī · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikapū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanakaʻoe · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Nāwiliwili · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Pūpūkea · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Punanue · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keauohana, Kehena · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moaliʻi · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuʻeo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Manukā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Haina · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keʻei 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓