The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-18
MANOA VALLEY
PROVEMENT
A Good Meeting of the Men
Who Are Beautifying
the Suburb.

| There was an interesting meeting of
the Manoa Improvement Club at the
residence of Judge H. F. Cooper. Pun
pueo, Monday evening last and much
important business was transacted.
Financial assistance will be voted the
new Tennis Club of the Valley in the
event of the block upon which the ten
mis- courts are situated being secured
as public park. Such desirable con-
summation is possible since the owners
of all but one-fourth of the block,
1t is thought, can be counted on to
donate the land and Mr.. Renton. the
owner of the remainder, may be will
| ing TO exchange with Oahu College for
some other equally valuable lots in
| College Hills
During the evening Judge Cooper ex-
hibited from his orchard some magnif-
| icent specimens of lemons and navel
| oranges which would compare favorably
| with the product of California. 1t was
| sort of "small farmers" meeting
and the discussions during the evening
tree planting, blights and fruits.
A plan of planting the entire length
of upper (West) Manoa road with
hardy trees on either side will be TAX
en- up and the Committee on Forestry
submitted letter from the well known
horticulturist, Byron o. Clark. as fol-
lows:
Mr.. Edgar Wood, Chairman. Forestry
Committee, Manoa Improvement
Club.
Dear Sir: Complying with your re-
quest, I herewith offer some sugges-
lions for tree planting in this valley,
based on experience and observation
here as well as in Southern California,
where many trees common with us
have been found suitable for street
and ornamental planting.
In making selection, local conditions
of soil and climate must be kept in
mind. The strong winds which sweep
through our valley during portions or
the year make it useless during our
earlier planting to use many of our
most beautiful trees except in protect
ed locations, or until the harder kinds
which may be planted for protection
have attained sufficient size to protect
them from the blighting effect of the
wind. For this reason we should select
such as have shown their ability to
withstand the unfavorable conditions.
even though they do not appeal to us
so strongly from the esthetic stand
point. There are times and places
where we must forego the esthetic for
the practical matters Of our daily life,
Ja;e int ic STRANGELY
brought home to US then when as hor-
ticulturists we come in contact with
natures laws in developing such re-
sources as our necessities or tastes
lead US to undertake.
There are few places in the world
that have so many opportunities for
identifying the natural surroundings,
and making delightful homes surround
ed by the lavish beauty of nature, as
we have here in Hawaii, and Manoa
is one of the choicest spots. Yet there
are obstacles to conquer here as well
as elsewhere. but only one of serious
that being the wind, which
though not strong and furious as we
from Southern California have had to
contend with, but mild and balmy
breeze in comparison, laden with an
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natures laboratory that blights the
tender growth and blossom OF many Of
our choicest trees, requiring the inter.
vening protection Of the sturdy casua-
rina, greyillea, eucalyptus and others
that are immune to this blighting eff
feet We can select from these harder
trees for our pioneer planting and 1t
Will only be a few years when these
may be interspersed win the more
tender ornamental species. In choos-
ing our trees it will be better to plant
such as have proven to thrive, under
adverse conditions, although in other
ways not so desirable, than TO plant
less hardy varieties even though pos
sessnq special charms. which would |
only exc out miserable, sickly exist |
ence. and never develop into the fine
specimens which are expected, and can !
only be had under proper conditions. |
The transformation of the deserts Of |
Southern California seems marvellous !
TO those who see the present day re- |
suits. but all this was attained only /
at great cost of time. labor and money. |
The pioneers made many grievous mis-
takes. the greatest Of all in planting !
their first trees. for trees and plants |
are not very different from men; some |
are suited to stand the unfavorable |
conditions of the pioneer, and sue