The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-04-03

TIE valley itself ls esen lsss adapted for thu growth
Of Eacalypti than might be supposed. aud on account
Of the hard panike soil and the prevailing high
winds Il is nAturaiiy 10 be ezpecteG that the growth
Of this tree vIl be no, only very slow bat that the
forms Of the trees thensslse win BE much injured an
beauty ADD strength. To plant trees In the valley
itself would be adsianble only IN such locations for
the object Of drAinags and psevehiins the road from
becoming again the muddy slough which the growth
OF former years made 90 detrimental travel.
The sides Of the r~nountain to the right and len Of
the valley from top to bottom. would however AFFORD
g Geld for planting q forest Of Eucalyptus. where
those trees would grow nnrivallsd In strength and
besusy, and fal6Il az the sAme time al purpOess Of
augmenting the water Ia the stream The roots
would hDd in the rich loose mould among the rocks
and bo0lders an easy and ample seld tor fes~g'nE'
and while the trees would hnd abundant moisture.
lowering gently the rain to the ground. shadowiDg
the soil against winds and sun. the rain would and
ample time through rocks and c~revioes 10 percohse
to the cells and reservoirs from which the stream
nigh, draw q constant and ample supply Of water.
The planting Of . forest Of Eucalypd 10 the valley
would serve a two-fold object. IL would not only
furnish an abundant supply Of water TO tho city and
shipping Of Honolulu. bat be At the same time highly
profitable. l should advise. abe formation OF q cong
pany for the purpose Of forest planting in the valley,
and I dare say that no basincss, sugar planting not
excepted. would pay in a few years . higher Interest
on capital invested than q forest Of Eucalyptus trees
Ia Nuuanu valley. I have just measured the three
FIRST trees in . row Of Rucalypti that were planted
nine feet apart on the l4th Of June. 1867, and ind
their diametsrs: the hsst ut the end Of the row 1Si
inches, and respectively 10 and ~ inches Their
height is about co feet. We're soch trees planted
upon an acre Of ground exlo. aud thinning out
commenced in the seventh or eighth year, wba, would
be the value Of the 6rst thinning out Of say go trees
arithmeticians than myself
There are few trees whose growth Is AZ rapid and
whose timber Is Is valuable as the Eucaiyptus. The
e. globulus. one Of the most rapid growers, 10 valu-
able for shipbuilding; the E sideroxylon or iron
bark, is the most substantial timber used ia Australia
for house-building; the E. m~arginAtA or blOodwoOd,
supplies q tough and durable timber for shafts and
poles of drays; the black-butt produces a hne timber
for carpenter work generally; the i. molidora or box.
furnishes the finest material for spokes aud fsnoes Of
wheels, and the young trees themselves are unsur-
passed by any other wood for the shafts Of gigs aud
all the Eucalypti furnishes q most excellent hrewoOd.
But I have already intruded too much upon your
space. although I nigh, say much more in praise OF
this noble tree. All the world is alive TO the import
ance of planting forests. and Heaven knows no coun-
try stands more in need Of Il than these same Islands,
and most Of all the city Of Honolulu.
conclude with the sentence-yery respectfully
submitted to the consideration Of the enterprise and
energy Of the citizens Of Honolulu.
March, 1876. II. HoLsTErR.