Saving native species when clearing land

[Guest]

Very well said Mitzi...

I wish I could think out my thoughts as clearly as that [^]

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[robguz]

I don't think there are many palms that are native. Almost all the ones you see are not native. The native is called Loulu and there are specific ones to different parts of different islands. http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/image...dia_sp.htm

I've seen them in stores before and got one at the Big Island Nurserymen's expo a few months ago. Apparently they are very slow growing. Beautiful though.

[kani-lehua]

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Originally posted by robguz

I don't think there are many palms that are native. Almost all the ones you see are not native. The native is called Loulu and there are specific ones to different parts of different islands. http://www.hear.org/starr/hiplants/image...dia_sp.htm

I've seen them in stores before and got one at the Big Island Nurserymen's expo a few months ago. Apparently they are very slow growing. Beautiful though.

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exactly right rob. the loulu (rare) is the "native fan palm; 19 different species are endemic to the hawaiian islands ranging in height from 4-100ft tall depending on the species." http://plantnativehawaii.com has some very useful information and beautiful pictures.

malia paha o lohe aku

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[DickWilson]

It looks like the link to plantnativehawaii.com is broken.

dick wilson

[allensylves]

That link is weird - for some reason it includes Punaweb in the URL.

Try this: http://www.plantnativehawaii.com/


Allen
Baton Rouge, LA & HPP

[kani-lehua]

sorry. please try again. the above link and this one works:

www.plantnativehawaii.com

malia paha o lohe aku

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[Mitzi M]

Thanks for the link Kani-Lehua. I had never heard of that nursery before. One important thing to remember about the Pritchardias is that different species can interbreed quite easily, so if you live anywhere near wild populations it's important to only plant the species you'd find in the wild where you are. If you live near higher elevation windward forests(like around Volcano, or above Hilo) you should try P.beccariana which grows there. On the leeward side plant P. affinis. There is a wild population and restoration out plantings in North Kona. (There is also a planted grove of P. affinis at Punalu'u.) A small remnant populaltion of another tall forest palm, P. schattaueri grows in South Kona as well. The different species are adapted to widely different climates so it's good to know which ones you're getting. If you don't live near any wild populations then you can safely try species from other islands as well. The Loulu Lelo, P. hillebrandi from Moloka'i is a dry climate variety that will also grow in wet places. It is probably the most commonly cultivated Loulu for landscape use. They don't grow tall really fast, but I think they look good even when they're making short fans on the ground.

Aloha,
Mitzi

Uluhe Design
Native Landscape Design
uluhedesign@yahoo.com

[kani-lehua]

mitzi: sorry, this nursery is on o'ahu. they have some very fine specimens. also, they supply home depot (o'ahu) with their plants. i purchased the gardenia (na'u) and mauna loa ('awikiwiki) from them.

thank you for the information you provided and for being a steward of the land.

malia paha o lohe aku

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