04-29-2015, 06:03 AM
To lighten the weight of the hapu'u log, you can lop off some of the fronds. Lop off the older ones and leave at least one young frond. Try not to damage any incipient (still all curled up) fronds in the process.
Lying the log on its side: the new fronds and, later, the new growth trunk, will grow vertically. So even a long log will start off low to the ground. I sometimes lay two of them parallel to each other, because the logs make good borders - I add cinder soil between them and plant.
Lying the log on its side: the new fronds and, later, the new growth trunk, will grow vertically. So even a long log will start off low to the ground. I sometimes lay two of them parallel to each other, because the logs make good borders - I add cinder soil between them and plant.