The Hawaiian star. [volume], July 24, 1911, SECOND EDITION, SECOND SECTION, Page TWELVE, Image 12

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THE HAWAIIAN STAIt, MONDAY, JULY 21, 1011.
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REPORT
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HIGH VALUE OF EUCALYPTUS HERE
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you Want to use one mat Win noiu !f U)e v g Forestry service, who in the group.
Xtr 11 Kf kind that sl,ent 8omc s!x montlls lu tho Terrl- Tho early planting was largely
you up. We sell tne miiu igng m Jn ,ooklng ,nt0 wlthout any systom and was purely
will hold all of the family up that forestry problems here In connection for ornnmental purposes. Little at-
with the Territorial bureau, has sub- tempt has been made to utilize the
can get on to the ladder. mltted a report concerning his work information obtained by this expert-
. . r ,i which Is of considerable Interest and montal planting, and outside of the
We also have a lot or oilier vnue The roport dealB largely with oucalypts, lronwood (Casuarlna),
.t..i ...:il : the cultivation of Eucalyptus In the nrnMns. silk oak (Orevlllea), ami
WOOuen WarC UlcH li.lntwla nml nnvnra nntfnnfv.nlno nrlnt. 1 .,.. ntVi nnnKlno tha Intro.
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ed pages. iiiicod trees occur singly, and are
you.
CALL AT OUR HOUSE
HOLD DEPARTMENT and
let us show you what wc have.
E. 0. Hall & Son,
Limited
Mr. Margolin bel,loves that the vari
ous species of the eucalyptus family
can be grown here to great advant
age, provided proper care Is taken In
selection and the character of soil
and atmospheric
they arc planted.
extracts:
EUCALYPTU8 CULTURE IN
HAWAII.
The study of tho eucalypts in the
Hawaiian Islands, the results of
which are now presented, was made
rarely seen in groves or forests. It
Is not at all uncommon to find an old
homo surrounded by a grove contain
ing from" twenty to sixty different
kinds of trees. Such planting, of
conditions wherq course, Is of little commercial value.
The following are what Is probably tho oldest sys
tematic forest plaiting Is found at
Ulupalakua on the Island of Maul,
where, on Prospect Hill, at an eleva
tion of 2,800 feet, may bo seen a
grove of eucalypts forty to fifty years
old. Although the trees were piauieu
IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR LOT
FILLED AND GRADED.
My response to a request for an estimate will show you that tho .
cost will be small.
In co-operation between the Forest or ornamental purposes, and are not
Service of the United States Depart- properly spaced, they have shown re-
ment of Agriculture and. the Terrl- markably good growth and clearly
torlal Board of Commissioners of mdicate tho adaptability of the cuca-
! Agriculture and Forestry, at the re- jypta t0 certain localities In Hawaii.
quest of the superintendent of for- Trees three or four feet in diameter
Constructing
Contractor
P. M. POND
Telephone
2890.
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and seventy-flve to one hundred feet
In height are not uncommon. I
Next In point of age Is a grove of
lronwood (Casuarlna equlsetlfqllal,
about four acres In extent, planted
In 1874 near Llhue, Island of Kaual,
on the land of Grove Farm. Here
may also be found various younger
groves of lronwood, as well as groves
of eucalypts and silk oak (Grevlllea
robusta.) '
Tho Llhue Plantation on the Island
of Kaual wac the first to begin the
systematic planting of forests for
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Key Correction and Ribbon Feed.
Satisfactory Carbon Work.
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estry.
Tho field work extended over a pe
riod of four months (December, 190D
March, 191 D), during which time
practically all the important groves
nf mmnlt'nfiia rtn iViA Tolnrwla rtf T Tfl .
wall, Maul. Oahu and Kaual were
visited and examined. Complete
measurement were made on 500
feiled trees for tho purpose of con
structing volume tables. Wherever
tho groves were old enough sample
plots were established, which should
serve as a basis for studying future
growth. nurely commercial purposes
The object of this report Is to bring native forest had been destroyed and supply of fuel
together and correlate tho informa- a scarcity of wood was imminent,
tion obtained In regard to eucalyptus Accordingly, a German forester was
on the various islands, and to outline employed in 1882 to plant trees for
a system of forest management the purpose of supplying the planta
for planted groves. Since most tlon with fuel. The forester re
of tho systematic tree planting oi malned for fifteen years, during
these islands 'has been done only which time a large tract of land was
ilurlnc the last decade, and few renlanted, mostly with lronwoods.
stands are now more than five or Forest planting Is regarded at Llhue
Is further Increased by tho" rank
growth of weeds found In the more
widely spaced plantations.
I On some stock rnnches in Hawaii
eucalypts are planted for the express
purpose of furnishing shade to cattle
during the hot season, and shelter
against rain and cold. Under such
circumstances tho value of tho trees
for timber and fuel Is a secondary
consideration, and It Is only neces
sary to protect tho trees long
enough to Insure their successful es
tablishment. A cattle-proof fence for
the first six or seven years will usu
ally accomplish this object. At the
. end of that time the fence may bo
taken down and moved to a place
where a now plantation Is to be es
tablished. I Where tho primary object of a plan,
tatlon la to raise timber trees, cattle
should be kept out until the trees
have reached a diameter of at least
four Inches.
Uses of Eucalyptus.
Tho main objects In planting trees
In Hawaii may be enumerated as
follows: For tho production of fuel,
fence posts, lumber and timber! for
tho protection of watersheds; for
windbreaks and shade; for esthetic
purposes. It will be found that tho
various species of eucalyptus are ad
mirably adapted to tho above use?.
Not all of tho eucalypts are equally
well suited to the various purposes
for which trees are planted, but
among the long list of species somo
aro best adapted for one use, some
for another. A tree which may yield
an excellent fuel wood may not rank
high as a fence post tree, because its
wood may not be durable; and so
with the other uses. The selection
of the proper species for the desired
purpose will require a knowledge of
the qualities of the different euca
lypts. A brief description of the uses
of tho leading species is given In the
appendix.
Fuel.
The most Immediate need for plant,
ing trees in Hawaii is to furnish the
extensive plantations with an ade-
Tho sugar
mills' are invariably run with bagasse
or cane pulp left after the juice has
been pressed out. In a few cases
there is a slight excess of cane refuse
which is bundled up and used as
domestic fuel, but with this unimpor
tant exception all the fuel used for
domestic purposes is either wood or
will becomo more marked as tlmo
goes on. Planting trees to protect
watersheds will bo considered by
many to be moro important than
planting them for lumber and fuel
production, though under proper
management ono forest may bo made
to servo both purposes. Many euca
lypts aro well BUltcd for tho purpose
of water protection If planted closely
together of If under-planted with
somo undergrowth to afford protec
tion to the soil. A properly-managed
eucalyptus protection forest should
pay for Itself In course of time.
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six years old, not enough definite
data are avallablo at present to fore
cast with any degree of certainty tho
exact financial returns that may be
expected, but the Information ol
tallied Indicates very clearly that a
number of species of the eucalyptus
can be grown at a good profit in
many places on the Hawaiian Islands
Need of Local Timber Supply.
The Territory of Hawaii, with Its
extensive sugar plantations, camps,
Firewood and Coal
Best Grades Always On Hand
Concrete Brick, Crushed
Rock and Sand
as a regular part 01 me vuimawu.. , The plantatlons U8Uaily agree to
program, new groves being started furnIgh theIr laborers wtth the nee
every year. essary shelter and firewood. Tho
About the same time the govern-1 thug consumed averages roughly,
it.. nninmnfln Y r T " fVd T fl
ment iiegaii m 0)0w about mlf a CQrd of wood per pcr.
tlon of the slopes of Tantalus, , s0n count,ng not only tne
of Honolulu. More than thirty differ-; ,al)orerSi but also thelr famlUes.
ent species of eucalypts were here WRh average popUlation on a
planted, besides a number of other , p,antaUon flgured at 2,000 persons,
kinds of trees. One of the most nnnim, onnHmnHnn Is about 1.300
promising commercial groves of trees cordg Qf woo(J The pTOsmt prJco oI
may be rounu on me iana 01 -np,,,nnH rioHvPrPii nt t.hn nlnntntlon
t -r-t i.t-. Tin i ntrnfl .
flumes, tunnels and Irrigation ditches, raaunau 1 muwuiw, ! varies from about ?550 per cord for
uses large quantities of timber and district, on the Island of Hawaii, on agaroba and young bluiJ
.lumber. No complete statistics on an area oiauout ion, uu tu "i- gum to $12 00 or moro per C0Pd ror
this subject are available, but the fol- les of eucalypts were planted, b. , slabg q lh,a the fueI ,value
lowing figures may be considered as' globulus, tho blue gum, and E. citri- Qf the laUer ran)dng yerjr hlghi Tne
qulto conservative. There were dur- oaora, me lemon-bu"." bu.... fuel cxpensea t0 the average planta-
Ing the last three or four years used more complete udw.iii.iiuu 01 tlon amounts, therefore, to at least
annually In Hawaii over ToTty mil- Srove Is elven later on. ' ?5500 and may run as' high as $10,000
lion board feet of sawed lumber and mst exienSi0 Vm u...b - per year Qn gome plantatIons lt ls
timber, 75,000 cords of firewood, 20,- eucalyptus on a commercial scale ,b, t0 obtaln wood at reason-
000 to 25.00J railroad ties, 25,000,000 as " " " able price, and the laborers are sup-
shingles and 40,000 to 50.00D fence oy . , nlied with coal or oil for fuel. Tho
pany. this Planting 1 blem ot obtalnlng an adequat
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posts. This annual consumption of
wood represents a value to tho con
sumer of at least one and one-half
million dollars. With the more In
tensive development of the planta
tions, tho increase In population, tho
development of Irrigation systems",
homesteads and small farming, and
tho further extension of roads and
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of supply of wood becomes, there
fore, of paramount importance to tho
future growth of the country.
Tho native Hnwailun forest is en
tirely Inadequate to meet tho demand
for lumber in tho Territory.
An Increasing supply ot Inexpen
sive lumber is essential to the proper
growth and development ot the Ha
waiian Islands. The native forests
are entirely inadequate both In ex
tent and character to furnish this
almost without a break to the pres
ent time. A number of species have
adequate fuel
supply ls therefore of great Impor
innnn in Tlrt .-.1 O O f I rll O n Tl H llOfrVfia
been thoroughly tried, and the re-; con8ldoratl0n, for It must be
suits obtained are most encouraging. remembercd thRt tno prIce of wood
rne Planting m , constantly rising,
that of the many kinds of trees so
tar u.eu. u.u i - - Next tQ the need for ftlol the great
eucalyptus aro tne most prouuaiuo
anu u imil'u""' fence posts and ties. A consider
IOr Wlliuu imilllliiB IB uuuo "-,,. tln nf 11, n fno nnata
and almost all tho railroad ties used
In the Territory are at present im
Islands. Other trees, like lronwoods,
aro particularly good for certain
nses, as for windbreaks, and for cer-,
tain localities, such as sandy sea
beaches, but tho eucalypts are the
best all-around trees in most situa
tions. The various species of eucalypts
differ from each other not only In
size and form but also in their phys
ical and climatic requirements of
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ported from tho coast, at a cost aver
aging about 30 cents per post and
00 to 75 cents per tie. There is no
reason why the demand for this
material should not be supplied
locally. Many of the eucalypts, be
cause of. the great durability of their
wood when In contact with tho soil,
aro well suited for ties and posts.
Lumber and Timber.
I ine greatest vaiue oi tno uutaiyjiia
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moisture, temperature, soil, etc. Many,
otienlypts are straight, cylindrical and
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Rfn i nnnmnohintr n. tlmo whm, lt while others are crooked, forked and ,. .
op whlfth. with tho irradual dlsan-
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E. F. Bishop President
Geo. H. Robertson
Vice-President Manager
W. W. North Treasurer
Richard Ivers .'Secretary
J. R. Gait .'Auditor
Geo. R. Carter JDlpector
C. H. Cooke .Director
R. A. Cooke . .J J Director
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will be no longer ln a position to ex
port cheap lumber to Hawaii. The
islands can grow their own lumber
supply bofore the timber scarcity
comes, provided immediate planting
is done on n commercial scale.
Forest Planting In Hawaii In -the
I Past.
) In the past, more or less sporadic
tree planting wnB done In tho Hawa
iian Islands, which at first was con
fined mainly to the Introduction of
exotic fruit treses,- such as mango,
alllcator pear, and similar plants, but
later Included many valuablo orna
mental and timber trees. The Intro
duction of oxotlc plants received es
pecial Impetus in 1881, as a result
of a tour of tho world by King Kala
kaua, who sent back to the Islands
seod and anjtings of many Important tlo, fallen shr
tance. Amonc the eucalypts may bo
Somo eucaiypts can mrive on pooi , found gomo of the most valuable tlm
soils and can stand much drougnt, ber ,n tho wovidi though the species
while others require rich, moist sous dlffer ,n tho 8trength, weight and du
and plenty ot rainfall. By a judicious ability of their woods,
selection it is thus possible to chooso Watershed Protection.
species of eucalypts suitable to al- abundant and regular flow of
most any situation ln Hawaii and fit wator is essential to the successful
for almost any use to which wood ls
put.
Enemies.
The eucalypts In Hawaii, so far as
observed, are remarkably free from
Insect and fungous enemies. In par
ticularly dry locations and ln un
usual drought a eucalyptus planta
tion may be ln danger from fire,
since,, the dry leaves and twigs and
raising of crops in Hawaii, since, In
spite of heavy rainfall In certain !
calities in tho islands, a large propor.
tion of tho cultivated land Is under
Irrigation. Many ot the richest sugar
cano fields aro absolutely depondent
on an adoquato supply of water dur
ing tho dry season.
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of denuded slopes on important
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