text:  generally the pistil. Once the pistil falls off, the next stage of development is fruiting. Each fruit is light green in color and about the size of a small pea. In time, the fruit will turn brown and dry out, leaving a seed pod containing up to 200 tiny ohia seeds. This process from blooming to fruiting to seeding can take months. Lehua you see in full blossom today may not be ready to release seeds for six or eight months.