Hapu'u Pulu: How low can it go?

[Mitzi M]

Thanks John, Your point is well taken that it's actually really not elevation but rainfall that would be the determining factor. And thanks Les, I think you're right about the microclimate - fortunately, right now I'm lucky to live in an older kipuka with some mature native canopy where humidity is much higher than the adjacent cleared land. Madam Pele will, of course, do as she wishes.. but the D9 pin to pin clearing is a thing I hope to do something to change. I'm interested in preserving the native plants that are left and restoring what used to thrive in an area, but was displaced by invasives - including D9's.(I wonder how many altered microclimates it really takes to alter a "macro" climate?) But I have pets too, and one of them is a very young 'ama'u. I guess it's an experiment! By the way, I noticed that the two lowest elevation hapu'u closest to me are growing inside a couple of stacked old tires. Hmmmmm...extra soil maybe?...

Mahalo,
Mitzi

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