Hawaii Grown Christmas Tree Evaluation Project

[terracore]

http://www.hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our...mas-trees/

Fixed it for you.

[hrooster]

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Originally posted by terracore

http://www.hawaiiforestinstitute.org/our...mas-trees/

Fixed it for you.

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Thanks, I have a friend starting a CT farm at about 600ft elevation....he'll find this interesting.

http://the-hroost.com

[Hotzcatz]

Generally folks grow Norfolk, Star or Cook Island pines for christmas trees. The top six to ten feet is lopped off and displayed as a christmas tree and the remaining trunk then resprouts a new top which will be ready in a few years.

They may be trying to grow a more traditional type of christmas tree since the Norfolks have a lot of space between the branches. Which, IMHO, makes a great place to dangle ornaments, but maybe folks got different ideas on proper christmas trees.

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[glassnumbers]

Bananahead's comment is just part of the endless "more jobs/development/jobs for Hawai'ian people! Look at how many homeless we have, we should have as many job opportunities as we can!" vs. "No, we need to preserve the 'aina above all else, no matter what! Every time some asshole tries to make Hawai'i "better" by introducing a species or building something, it just ****s the environment!" argument that I hear endlessly hear in Hawai'i. I dunno what side I'm on, personally. The 'aina is why I love Hawai'i. On the other hand, it feels selfish of me to want to enjoy the wilderness of Ka'u at the expense of jobs for the average working guy. I wish some comprimise could be made, but as has been proven many times in the past, we can't know what even a small change will do to Hawai'i's incredibly diverse microclimates, there's simply not enough people studying our island, sadly. So, while I agree with anything that increases economy and jobs for the kama'aina, OTOH, what's the environmental impact of planting conifers? Will it crowd out native plants or provide a home for invasive species?

Aloha

[ElysianWort]

Sounds like a good idea. Plant those Christmas trees.

I'm all ears:
can anyone tell me how this could negatively impact our island/environment here?

Maybe only if they used a bunch of herbicides and pesticides to grow them. -and I think those trees are hardy and don't need the chemicals to grow.

[dan d]

Tom beck on mtn view grows them every year on cl sales

Dan D
HPP

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

Mid-to-Low Elevation Christmas Tree Demonstration Project

Grower Meeting
What: Locally-grown Christmas Tree Grower Meeting
When: Friday, November 2, 2018 1:00 PM- 3:30 PM
Where: DLNR Division of Forestry Office
19 E Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720

Who: Hawai'i Forest Industry Association,
Hawai'i Forest Institute, & Hawai'i Agriculture Research Center

http://files.constantcontact.com/d5159c1...ff24f6.pdf