Ohia replacement suggestions

[alapaimike]

Hi 1voyager1,
The trees in your photos do not look to me like ohe. Rather, they look like queensland maple. Both trees have pinnately compound leaves, but ohe has a terminal leaflet while queensland maple does not. Further, ohe leaflets tend to be duller in color and more oval in shape. Also, judging by grassy understory and even-aged stand of trees in the photo, the trees were planted and intended for harvest (queensland maple is desirable for woodworking). Ohe trees aren't typically planted in such a fashion.

[dan d]

As a I have known JB Friday for awhile and hes definitely not against planting indigenous trees. He is a forester tho and they are all for planting harvestable trees.. He told me that 90 % of the koa under 2500 ft will die do to the disease affecting them,sometimes taking 15 years to die.

I love ohias first and Koa second and it grieves me to see them under attack
aloha
dan

Dan Dolaptchieff

[rainyjim]

Is there a study to back up the hearsay opinion of Dr. Friday or is that just an assumption?

[Justin]

FWIW, I have about a half dozen Koa thriving at my place in Leilani. If and when they start to decline, I will holler. In the meantime, I am enjoying having new trees.

[bananahead]

Hi Kim, if you see this older post...
on the Pritchardia (Loulu), 2 of the 5 different endemic kind naturally only found on this island only naturally live in wet and very wet areas, the Beccari's Loulu (aka Volcano Loulu or Kilauea Loulu) is only endemic (only place in the World naturally found) to the Volcano Village area and Kulani Prison area and across to Saddle Rd (said to be about 1,000 wild plants est.), some consider it the most attractive of the 20+ different species in the state. I have 4 (5 yr olds) of these Becarri's on my place in Hawaiian Acres.
http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Pritchardia_beccariana

and the other Loulu that grows well in wetter non coastal areas is the Wooly Loulu, endemic to 3 spots on this island only... in wet upland hills of Kau dist above Pahala etc. and in hills on Hamakua on east side of Mauna Kea, and in Waipio Valley area, mainly in the upland boggy plateaus. said to be 350 est. in the wild. I have 17 of these Wooly's growing on my place in Hawaiian Acres, but still young, fastest grower of the limited (8-10) Loulu species Ive grown.
http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Pritchardia_lanigera

on a side note last time I saw, the Koaia in front of the Pahoa Police Station is doing great... its in a raised planter box at 605' elevation. I have 6 keiki from it going well so far... 1' tall

ps here is a cool usgs page for seeing great large maps of what might grow well in areas. ps. Its VERY exaggerated, and the real range on most all species will be far far less... but it can be helpful
ie
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1192/jpgs/P...ariana.jpg
the real range is about 1/3 of the green area... from Ola'a/Volcano Village area across Kulani to Saddle Road Kaumana area, only

complete list of all Hawaii plant maps
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1192/jpgs/

aloha


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[bananahead]

ps on the trees (in linked pictures earlier) in rows along the road between Pahoa and Kalapana... they are definitely not 'Ohe, even thouse the leave are kinda similar. and I agree that they look like Queensland Maple (a type of gigantic Australian citrus) there are many (much larger ones) up on Stainback Hwy above zoo in those ag forests on both sides of road.

beautiful koa-like silky wood
http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/dotAsset...34687a.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flindersia_brayleyana

aloha

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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha