Tree Planting at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge —the Right Tool for the Right Stock Type

Two species of trees, koa (Acacia koa Gray [Fabaceae]) and ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha Gaud. [Myrtaceae]), are important for reforestation of degraded lands within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. These species require quite different growing container...

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Published inNative plants journal Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 30 - 31
Main Authors Jeffrey Jack, Horiuchi, Baron
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Idaho Press 01.04.2003
Subjects
Acacia koa
Augers
conservation areas
containers
forests
Grasses
HAWAI'I SPECIAL SECTION
indigenous species
Metrosideros polymorpha
Montane forests
Plant roots
Planting
Plants
reforestation
Trees
Understory
Volunteerism
Wildlife refuges
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Summary:Two species of trees, koa (Acacia koa Gray [Fabaceae]) and ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha Gaud. [Myrtaceae]), are important for reforestation of degraded lands within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. These species require quite different growing containers and subsequently different planting tools. While dibbles are used for koa planting, a gasoline-powered auger, described briefly herein, is preferred for ‘ōhi‘a and other understory species. Auger planting is more than 2.5 times faster than planting by hand.
Bibliography:http://npj.uwpress.org/content/4/1/30.abstract
ISSN:1522-8339
1548-4785
DOI:10.3368/npj.4.1.30