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What grows well in fern acres? (It’s a bit cooler and rainier up there!)
Papayas ?
Pineapple?
Lychee?
Other fruit?
Tomatoes?
Squash? Zucchini, yellow
Pumpkins?
Green beans?
Green peas?
Lettuce?
Spinach?
Cilantro ?
Basil?
Orchids?
Bougainvillea?
Michaelia, the “joy” perfume flower?
Gardenia?
Plumeria?
Pests:
Coqui?
Slugs?
Snails?
Birds:
Cardinals?
Saffron Finches?
Native birds?
I have never lived up there, but I am thinking about it. Beautiful area.
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(12-21-2022, 01:27 AM)Ccat Wrote: What grows well in fern acres? (It’s a bit cooler and rainier up there!)
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I have never lived up there, but I am thinking about it. Beautiful area.
Ccat
I'm down just a bit in HA and only been here a few years so here's what has done well so far for me and what I see doing well in my long term neighbors yards.
Rollinia
Jackfruit
Ice Cream Bean
Lychee
Rambatan
Longon
Langsat
Pulasan
Achacha
All Citrus
Black Sapote
Tree tomato
Guava
Mountain Apple
Blue Berries
Lilikoi
Macadamia Nut
Jaboticaba
Brazil Cherry
Suriname Cherry
Acerola Cherry (Birds will get most)
Avocado
Banana
Winged Bean
Pigeon Pea
Mulberry
Malabar Chestnut
Dry Land Taro
Air Potato
Bamboo (edible and timber)
Okinawan Spinach
Tongan Spinach
Cuban Oregano
Thai Basil
Gac Fruit
Pumpkin
Pipinola
Inca Peanut
Pandan
Edible Hibiscus
Sweet potato
Yam
Sugar Cane
Turmeric
Ginger
Cardamom
Coffee
Allspice
Cloves
Cinnamon
Pests:
Coqui? Yes
Slugs? Yes
Snails? Possibly
Rats!
Pigs!
Cats!
Birds:
Cardinals?
Saffron Finches?
Native birds? Io
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Wow! That’s an impressive list.
Thanks,
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12-22-2022, 04:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-22-2022, 04:14 PM by bgiles.)
And if you plant starfruit, don't even think about planting more than one. We have to rake and compost them. Also, add roosters, both wild and captive. Kalij pheasant. Saw first Java finch recently. Saffron finches often, Chinese Laughing Thrush...Io, saw bat once. All the cardinals, Northern. Yellow billed. Crested. All doves....still counting. Cacao!
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12 feet of rain, much will rot...
the best things that like Hawaiian Acres will be native endemic plants
Hawaii is the endangered species capital of World, and the invasive species capital of World...
try to do some good... plant some native plants
here is a partial list of many of the plants Ive grown on my property in Hawaiian Acres.
(many are endangered species and tough to grow...)
* = naturally found in Puna
** = found wild in Orchidland, Hawaiian Acres, Fern Acres
**'Ohi'a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)
**Koa (Acacia koa)
**Kopiko (Psychotria hawaiiensis)
*Uhaloa (Waltheria indica)
**Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)
**Ko‘oko‘olau (Bidens hawaiensis)
**'Akia (Wikstroemia phillyreifolia)
**'Akia (Wikstroemia sandwicensis)
**'Ili'ahi (Santalum paniculatum) Sandalwood
'Ili'ahi (Santalum ellipticum) Sandalwood
*Mamane (Sophora chrysophylla)
**'A'ali'i (Dodonaea viscosa)
**Lama (Diospyros sandwicensis)
**Neneleau (Rhus sandwicensis) Hawaiian sumac
**Ulei (Osteomeles anthylidifolia). Hawaii Rose
**'Ie'ie (Freycinetia arborea)
*Maile (Alyxia oliviformis)
*Loulu (Pritchardia beccariana, etc.) Hawaii's only Palm
*Olona (Touchardia latifolia) strongest natural fiber on Earth
*Opuhe (Urera glabra)
Maua (Xylosma hawaiiense)
*Naio papa (Myoporum sandwicense)
**Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameae)
Pukamole (Lythrum maritimum)
*'Anini (Eurya sandwicensis) Hawaii tea
*Pāpala (Pisonia brunoniana)
*Nohoanu (Geranium cuneatum)
Mauna Loa Na'ena'e (Dubautia ciliolata)
'Ala'ala wai nui (Peperomia ssp.) black pepper family
*'Ena'ena (Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium)
*Pa'iniu (Astelia menziesiana) Lily family
*'Uki'uki (Dianella sandwicensis) Liliy family
**'Ukiuki (Machaerina mariscoides)
**'Uki (Machaerina angustifolia)
*Kanawao (Broussaisia arguta) Hawaiian Hydrangea
*'Ohe mauka (Tetraplasandra Oahuensis) Ginseng family
*'Ohelo 'ai (Vaccinium reticulatum) Hawaii blueberry
**Tree 'Ohelo (Vaccinium calycinum) Hawaii blueberry
*Akala (Rubus hawaiensis) Hawaii raspberry
*Ma'ohi'ohi (Stenogyne calaminthoides) Hawaii mint
*Ulihi (Phyllostegia vestita) Hawaiian mint
*'Olapa (Cheirodendron trigynum) Hawaii ginseng
*Ho'awa (Pittosporum hosmeri)
*Ho'awa (Pittosporum terminalioides)
**Naupaka kuahiwi (Scaevola chamissoniana)
*Kilauea Naupaka (Scaevola kilaueae)
*Haha (Cyanea pilosa)
*'Oha wai (Clermontia montis-loa)
*'Oha wai (Clermontia parviflora)
'Ilihia (Cyrtandra platyphylla) Hawaiian African violet
*Ha'iwale (Cyrtandra paludosa) Hawaiian African violet
**'Akiohala (Hibiscus furcellatus)
Ma'o hau hele (Hibiscus b. brackenridgei) State Flower
Manono (Kadua ssp.)
*Kawa'u (Ilex anomala) Hawaii holly
*Olomea (Perrottetia sandwicensis)
*Kolea lau lii (Myrsine sandwicensis)
**Kōlea lau nui (Myrsine lessertiana)
*Koli'i (Trematolobelia grandifolia)
*'Ohelo papa (Fragaria chiloensis sandwicensis) Hawaii strawberry
**Pilo (Coprosma ssp.) coffee family
Kukaenene (Coprosma ernodeoides) 'food of nene' coffee family
*Koali'awa (Ipomoea indica) morning glory
*Pawale (Rumex giganteus)
*Pawale (Rumex skottsbergii)
*Alahe'e (Psydrax odoratum) Coffee family coastal
*Kauila (Alphitonia ponderosa) Hawaii 'metal'
Hõlei (Ochrosia haleakalae) Plumeria family
*Olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis) Hawaii olive
Hala Pepe (Chrysodracon hawaiiensis)
'Ala'a (Pouteria sandwicensis)
etc.
