11-21-2005, 08:15 PM
Hala gets like 40ft tall, i was thinking Hau or something but i dont know if it will grow down on the flat
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11-22-2005, 07:37 PM
a smaller version of hala is the new zealand flax or phormium, lots of varieties
other good hedges include various cannas, hebes, podocarpus, coffee trees all pretty drought tolerant
11-22-2005, 07:53 PM
other drought tolerant plants that i think can make good screens in the dryer parts of hpp
various types of clerodendrun various jasmines mangoes monstera giant bird of paradise gingers/heliconia ficus bengamina schefelaria ohia can be trimmed to a tall shrub/screen princess flower/toubochina noel
11-23-2005, 07:26 PM
coffee trees now there an Idea ! i'll be figureing how to roast beans in the forge
 This forum thing is great with enuff people from diffrent back ground thinking on something it's way easyer to find soultions
11-23-2005, 11:30 PM
There is a new coffee mill on the Hilo side that will be roasting coffee for others. They are in the Mt. View area on the main highway. I think (but am not sure) the family name is Hill. My friend is helping them build greenhouses and they have a coffee trailer by the side of the road now open for business....
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11-27-2005, 10:07 AM
A cautionary vine tale: Careful what you plant and where! A few weeks ago my while my neighbors were sleeping, an 80 foot Ohia tree fell and missed their bedroom by less than a foot. The previous owners had planted a solandra vine on that tree and it just got overloaded. In my own yard I made the mistake of planting Bengal Skyflower. 1 vine had climbed 1 tree, then spread to the tops of several others. I cut it off, but of course, since its 80' up the trees, I'm stuck with all that dead vine dangling and falling until it rots off and a stump that continually sprouts back.( I don't do herbicides, but from what I've read, they don't work on this vine anyway). What a mess! Not to mention the hundreds of keikies (seed sprouts) coming up everywhere, even off my lot. I've noticed some other vines,like Monstera, on the other hand, prune themselves, climbing 20-30 feet, then snapping off. Don't pay much attention to plant labels either, the nursery tag on the skyflower said "up to 25 feet".
12-06-2005, 12:07 PM
Here's a hint for handclearing tibouchina and other brush; Every once in awhile, I notice people handclearing, and cutting the brush to the ground. This leaves the stumps, which sprout back immediatly. The easy way to get them out, and keep them out is to leave about 4' of the trunk standing, then worry it out of the ground,(they're not that well anchored) no more sprouting.This works for guava too. Also, when piling brush, make sure the stumps and butt ends of the cut brush don't contact the ground or they will reroot.
12-06-2005, 12:18 PM
I was first attracted to my lot in Orchidland because of all the strawberry guava. This was befoe I learned how invasive and nasty they are. Now I plan on clearing it off my land a section at at time and replacing with native and other noninvasive ornamentals. I have a good amount of Ohia's interspersed throughout the guava so I really don't want to bulldoze the site. I will try Leilanyguy's idea of cutting and working them out of the soil but I can only imagine the hard slow work that will be. I'm curious to learn any other ways to get this plant out of the ground. Does anyone else have any experience with removing guava?
12-06-2005, 01:32 PM
Glenn,
Here in Nor Cal I have a small tractor with a front bucket. With a shovel, heavy chain, and the tractor I've removed allot of scrub trees. Maybe a neighbor has one you could barrow. Good Luck! David D
12-07-2005, 07:41 PM
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