02-22-2010, 04:50 PM
I have land in Eden Roc. It is almost all pahoehoe with only an inch or two of soil. If I want to grow something I pretty much have to rip. If you have soil I would not go near the Ohias. I lost a couple I thought were going to make it because the bulldozer got near them or because their roots got buried. I have been told by others with the state forestry department that if you go near an ohia with a bulldozer you should just cut it down because it will probably die anyway. Apparently they really are sensitive.
I would be prepared to clear by hand but if I want to grow any tree crops there is a huge incentive to bulldoze because of the pahoehoe. Sounds like you don't have to deal with that problem. You could clear the guava by hand. Before you get very far you will wish you had used the D-9 (guava is that tough and miserable to clear) but it can be done.
I would be prepared to clear by hand but if I want to grow any tree crops there is a huge incentive to bulldoze because of the pahoehoe. Sounds like you don't have to deal with that problem. You could clear the guava by hand. Before you get very far you will wish you had used the D-9 (guava is that tough and miserable to clear) but it can be done.