RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tree Planting at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge —the Right Tool for the Right Stock Type
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 30
OP 31
DO 10.3368/npj.4.1.30
VO 4
IS 1
A1 Jeffrey, Jack
A1 Horiuchi, Baron
YR 2003
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/4/1/30.abstract
AB Two species of trees, koa (Acacia koa Gray [Fabaceae]) and ‘ōhi‘a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha Gaud. [Myrtaceae]), are important for reforestation of degraded lands within Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. These species require quite different growing containers and subsequently different planting tools. While dibbles are used for koa planting, a gasoline-powered auger, described briefly herein, is preferred for ‘ōhi‘a and other understory species. Auger planting is more than 2.5 times faster than planting by hand.