The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-12
The Function of Forestry in Hawaii

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4.u.;+.,sia1 Government and by private
interests. This work has oeeh gyms
an for the last thirty years ana -
constantly increasing in extent ana IN
norf8nce. The trees pFlnciPaAy pan
ii arc several kinds Of eucalyptus IH9
Australian ironwood and SILK OAK, anu
+ba Japanese cedar. Wood ana Illi'pe.
emf from the planted forests IN naval
20 now heinr used for fence posts, ran
raad ties. bridge timbers and wagon
81 Practically all the construction
t:nnbar now used in Hawaii is imported
tro,n pnoet Sound and northern Gan
fornia mainly redwood and NORTH
vest douglas fr).
Assistance to Tree Planters.
Tho division Of forestry IS taking an
.a+;,.o mari in encouraging the planting
If valuable trees throughout the Ter
r;torv. This 1t does in three ways
nj By giving advice and sugges'
+;ons tn those desiring to do forest
.,rorI as TO what. where and how 20
,,lant. (2) by distributing free, OF AZ
The hare cost of propagation, seeding
trees. ready for planting, Of the KINGS
most in demand; and 90 by 1ntroaue-
mo into the Territory and testing III
ex0erimental gardens, trees OF economic
imnortance new to the Islands.
This branch of the work of the tiVl-
s;or oF forestry is under the dlFect
CHARGE of Mr.. David Haughs, the fof-
est nnrservman. who from long expert
euee with island conditions IS well
eoninped to give valuable assistance
~ those desiring his services. Many
;nouiries can be answered by letter OF
IN nerson. if the one desiring lnforma-
tion will call at the governGent
nursery, or. for the cost of his travel
inc expenses, Mr.. Haughs will visit the
loeaIitv where the work is to be done,
and makes suggestions on the ground
On how best to accomplish the results
desired.
Free Distribution.
At the government nursery on h1ng
street in Honolulu and at subnursefles
that have been established at halaheo,
Kauai, and at Hilo, Hawai-, seeding
trees of the kinds most IN demand are
kept constantly on hand, SO that per
sons desiring to plant small areas may
be readily supplied. Other subnurserles
on each of the larger islands Will be
established as soon as funds are avail
able. Extensive forest planting can
hest be done from temporary nurseries
established near the area to be planted.
From the government nursery many
trees are annually given away free.
Arbor Day, the second Friday in No
yember, in particular, is time OF free
distribution. This year over $4,000
trees were given away for Arbor Day
planting to homesteaders and other
landowners, to schools and to the pub
lie generally.
Plant Introduction.
An important phase of forest work
in Hawaii is the introduction into the
Territory of trees of economic value.
Many excellent kinds have already
been secured and have become estab-
iished. Much more work remains to
be done both in introduction and for
est planting, for there are considerable
areas of waste land throughout the
Territory that can only be made pro-
duetive by being brought under forest.
Seed of trees and shrubs new to Ha-
waii is secured through purchase and
exchange with botanic gardens and
similar institutions throughout the
world. On its arrival the seed is care
fully handled in specially constructed
termination houses at the government
nursery. The seedlings are next moved
to the recently established experimental
garden in Makiki Valley, where, as
soon as they are large enough, they are
planted out and carefully watched.
Ultimately those that prove to be of
special value under local conditions
will be propagated in large numbers
and generally distributed.
To experiment with trees that require
to be planted at the higher elevations,
experimental plots have been establish
ed on the other islands where the newly
introduced plants can be tried out. The
information obtained in regard to
these plants is published from time to
time in the reports of the division of
forestry.
The Planted Groves of Eucalyptus.
An investigation of direct practical
value to all landowners in Hawaii is
the study of the planted groves of euea-
lyptus, just now being undertaken. By
means of careful measurements of the
trees in the planted groves of known
age, it is possible to construct simple
yield tables, showing what one who
plants certain kinds of eucalyptus may
expect after a given ~numbe- of years
in the way of posts, ties, wood or
timber. There already exists in Ha-