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Betel is not the same palm as areca. Betel grows very tall with a single trunk, and areca is relatively short and bushy. If you want to see betel palms, go to the Panaewa Zoo parking lot. You can pick seeds (nuts) off the ground and they will germinate.
State DOA has soil maps and they can tell you what you have and if it is suitable for betel. Check with the cooperative extension service at Komohana.
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Excellent, thanks for the referral.
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Not wanting to rain on your parade, but there are some health concerns associated with betel nut use:
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspect...Betel.html
Google "betel nut health issues" and more links come up.
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Originally posted by Rene Siracusa
Betel is not the same palm as areca. Betel grows very tall with a single trunk, and areca is relatively short and bushy...
Rene -
Isn't the plant commonly referred to as an areca that is short and bushy actually the
Dypsis lutescens? and the Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm (
Areca catechu)commonly referred to as "betel nut" ?
(Disclaimer - I dont know much about plants just was looking at all the pics after someone started this thread.)
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Archie,
Another possibility - we've many acres immediately South of Waa Waa that was used as Papaya fields up until a couple years ago when they terminated their lease with Bishop. If leasehold will work for you or I’ve also heard through the grapevine that Bishop is thinking about selling the land to a developer. I don’t know the acreage amount or any other particulars.
BTW... we just planted a couple of those in our front yard... not for use, we just like how they look when young.
Best of luck on your endeavour.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
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Sorry for my ignorance (i live in Honolulu), but where exactly is Waa Waa? How long is the leasehold? Thanks.
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Originally posted by Wao nahele kane
Archie,
Another possibility - we've many acres immediately South of Waa Waa that was used as Papaya fields up until a couple years ago when they terminated their lease with Bishop. If leasehold will work for you or I’ve also heard through the grapevine that Bishop is thinking about selling the land to a developer. I don’t know the acreage amount or any other particulars.
BTW... we just planted a couple of those in our front yard... not for use, we just like how they look when young.
Best of luck on your endeavour.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
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Archie,
See the upper right corner of edited map in the below link, where it says “the old papaya fields”. Fields are highlighted in green and waa waa is highlighted in yellow above it.
I’ve no idea if Bishop will re-lease or the time of the lease, 30-50 year lease perhaps?
There's probably several hundred acres there or more.
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/826/map1x.jpg
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
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Excellent, thank you so much.
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Originally posted by Wao nahele kane
Archie,
See the upper right corner of edited map in the below link, where it says “the old papaya fields”. Fields are highlighted in green and waa waa is highlighted in yellow above it.
I’ve no idea if Bishop will re-lease or the time of the lease, 30-50 year lease perhaps?
There's probably several hundred acres there or more.
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/826/map1x.jpg
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
