Five-year measurements of Unit 3, Waiakea Arboretum, Hawaii

Stanley B. Carpenter; George B. Richmond

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Five-year measurements of Unit 3, Waiakea Arboretum, Hawaii

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stanley B. Carpenter, George B. Richmond

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note. PSW-RN-063. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p

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Abstract

Measurements were taken of 25 exotic tree species planted in 1959 in the Waiakea Arboretum near Hilo, Hawaii. After 5 years, some species show good survival and growth, but seven pines failed to survive. All plantings have suffered from shallow soil, and competition from wild vegetation.

Citation

Carpenter, Stanley B.; Richmond, George B. 1965. Five-year measurements of Unit 3, Waiakea Arboretum, Hawaii. Res. Note. PSW-RN-063. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p