07-07-2015, 08:41 PM
A while back, a couple of months or so ago, I attended the talk given at the L.E. Community Center about the ohia sudden wilt.
If memory serves me correctly, the talk was given by Dr. J. B. Friday. Who ever it was, he is one of the people with the state forestry that is studying the problem. His recommendation for trees to replace the dieing ohias was 'ohe mauka, Polyscias [Tetraplasandra] oahuensis. He strongly recommended against koa because the altitude in L.E. is too low and they do not do very well, something about something attacking their roots [a fungus?]. He recommended against Polyscias [Tetraplasandra] sandwicensis - 'ohe makai because the altitude was too high. L.E.'s wet climate may have been part of his reasoning for the recommendation.
He said that his recommendation was based on the fact that like the ohia the ohe makai is a canopy tree, and it is adapted to the elevation found in L.E. He did not offer a recommendation for any other type of tree to replace the dieing ohias. In fact, he seemed reluctant to make any other recommendation. He was adamantly against any non native trees being used.
If memory serves me correctly, the talk was given by Dr. J. B. Friday. Who ever it was, he is one of the people with the state forestry that is studying the problem. His recommendation for trees to replace the dieing ohias was 'ohe mauka, Polyscias [Tetraplasandra] oahuensis. He strongly recommended against koa because the altitude in L.E. is too low and they do not do very well, something about something attacking their roots [a fungus?]. He recommended against Polyscias [Tetraplasandra] sandwicensis - 'ohe makai because the altitude was too high. L.E.'s wet climate may have been part of his reasoning for the recommendation.
He said that his recommendation was based on the fact that like the ohia the ohe makai is a canopy tree, and it is adapted to the elevation found in L.E. He did not offer a recommendation for any other type of tree to replace the dieing ohias. In fact, he seemed reluctant to make any other recommendation. He was adamantly against any non native trees being used.
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Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.
Was a Democrat until gun control became a knee jerk, then a Republican until the crazies took over, back to being a nonpartisan again.
This time, I can no longer participate in the primary.