silk worms

[peteadams]

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Does anyone know where I could get starts for the paper mulberry used for making kapa? Only the males are traditionally grown in the Pacific, so I am looking for cuttings or rooted starts.

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We recently visited the Amy Greenwell garden in Kona and asked this very question as we are interested in acquiring more of the culturally important native plants rather than just the ornamentals. However their knowledgeable gardener discouraged that a bit, especially for Puna, because the wauke spreads so readily. He said we should be prepared to devote a large area to even a single planting. It sounds much like aspens spreading to form an grove by underground roots.

Edited...it's the Amy Greenwell Garden