The seed pod is about 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter with about 100 or more seeds. Each seed is about 1/16 in long and about as thick as a fine needle. You can see seed pods and seeds by going to google.

'ohi'a lehua does not produce a typical legume family "bean pod" like an Albizia or Delonix. You are looking for Metrosideros. It bears heads of small capsules that release tiny seeds that blow on the wind. The same little base that bears the colorful parts of each flower at bloom time becomes the fruit.

I love 'ohi'a lehua flower!

I should have taken picture of what the pods look like, if there were any.

Do you have a picture of the pod, Brettay? I know I can't identify it, but I'm sure someone here will if they see the picture.

That's something else, with the flowerhead on a leafless stalk in the manner of a Calliandra.

I don't have a picture, but I am going to Hawaii in about a month and will take one. The weird thing is that the tree looks like ohia lehua and a bunch of Hawaiian guys told me it is ohia lehua, but the seed pods don't sound like anything anyone is describing.

Many species of unrelated plants produce flowerheads that are made noticeable by a tuft of brightly colored stamens. You look at the rest of the plant body to figure out what kind a particular specimen is.

Actually I was able to find a picture of the tree and flower, but unfortunately the seed pods are not in the picture. Here it is...

Here is a link that might be useful: Picture

Compare with Calliandra.

Hey,

A friend of mine has a large tree growing in the yard. I don't believe it's an Ohia Lehua, but it has similar "red puffs", in the same family maybe. I'll take some profile photos later today or tomorrow and post them, just out of interest. It's pouring rain, or I'd just take them and post now.
It has some keiki underneath I'm getting ready to relocate and I'd like to have a proper I.D. on it if anyone recognizes it! I'm hardly any good with trees...

Aloha for now,
~Dave

Pictures posted soon,

~Dave
Kauai

Definately not Ohia. There is also a plant here in hawaii called the 'bottlebrush'. Always initially fools me. Ohia seeds are very tiny.. if any one is looking for some, I can collect them, I have several trees.. mostly yellow. The trees, when grown from seeds start out quite slowly. If interested email me at ohiagarden@gmail.com and we can see what we can work out.

Here, I took this one on the Big Island. You can see the flower and seed pods.

For pictures of Calliandra...

Here is a link that might be useful: Google Image Search Results