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Aloha Rick: No revival. Luckily I had purchased three ohi`a after we spoke. So, i put two of the three in the ground. the other red ohi`a I will follow your recommendation and plant it next month during the three day weekend. My `ae `ae are in the ground and looking all right. I water them once a day everyday. They've been in the ground for a week now. I'll water them daily for another week, and will see how they adjust to every other day in the second week of February.
Aloha Aaron, I know we spoke since you posted your question but I was just wondering about the status of your 'ohi'a? Has it shown any signs of new leaf buds? Hope your new ones are doing well. Mahalo, Rick
0#27Ohia twig borers —
Rick Barboza2012-01-27 13:01
Aloha Scott, main thing is to cut off any limb that starts to show signs of the borer i.e. when ever you start to see a limb drying out. cut it back below the dying area and look in the cross section of the branch for a black dot. Keep cutting back the branch until that black dot is gone, that should help. from there you can spray the merit as a preventative. Once a week for two weeks and then repeat same steps again after a month.
We have lost three beautiful, well-established, Lehua Mamo to these insidious creatures and are trying to save two Oiah Lehua (one is around ten years old and 20+ feet tall; the other is a salmon-colored one that is around 1-2 years old and approaching 10 feet tall). I have used the Bayer products with "Merit"; ground liquid, granular, and foliar) and should own stock in the company by now. Any suggestions and/or prayers will be appreciated. Aloha, Scott
I went on a week long trip, and when I returned I discovered my three Ohia trees in 1-gallon pots where dried up. Would they revive itself after I planted them into the ground on Sunday? I was hoping that the forecast for rain in Kailua happened, but it never did. Is there anything else you'd recommend that I do to revitalize my Ohia?
Also, I've got two Alula, and what am I suppose to do, if anything, to cause them to flower?
0#24Woops, sorry, we moved! —
Rick Barboza2011-10-21 22:42
Oh gosh! sorry about that, we've been in Ha'iku Valley now for about 5yrs. We built a new nursery but now its showing its age. Akia is great for sunny, dry places but there are a lot of other really nice plants as well like Pohinahina, 'ulei, ilima, etc.... you should be able to find something in the nursery though, we got a lot in stock! Aloha, rick
0#23RE: Check out our new blog! —
Maria & David Duffy2011-09-26 09:34
We went all the way to Waimanalo trying to find your nursery, need some advise on what to plant in a very sunny/dry spot, we like Akia, but not so sure about. We will try to go to Kaneohe maybe tomorrow.
+1#20Ground covers for Manoa —
Rick Barboza2011-07-17 16:29
Aloha, I would use Carex wahuense for groundcovers and erosion control. The plant itself doesnʻt spread much but its roots are amazing at holding soil. ʻIlieʻe works well too, it covers nice and thick and can perform well in both full sun and partial shade. We also have some nice white hibiscus from Manoa that can easily get 10-12 ft tall.
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No revival. Luckily I had purchased three ohi`a after we spoke. So, i put two of the three in the ground. the other red ohi`a I will follow your recommendation and plant it next month during the three day weekend. My `ae `ae are in the ground and looking all right. I water them once a day everyday. They've been in the ground for a week now. I'll water them daily for another week, and will see how they adjust to every other day in the second week of February.
Rick
I went on a week long trip, and when I returned I discovered my three Ohia trees in 1-gallon pots where dried up. Would they revive itself after I planted them into the ground on Sunday? I was hoping that the forecast for rain in Kailua happened, but it never did. Is there anything else you'd recommend that I do to revitalize my Ohia?
Also, I've got two Alula, and what am I suppose to do, if anything, to cause them to flower?
Mahalo.
Aloha,
rick
Love your blog! When you're free come on down to Mililani and do 1 HGTV renovation on my yard! Bring baby to visit the twins!
Thank you very much for your recommendations . I'll share the information with my friend.
I would use Carex wahuense for groundcovers and erosion control. The plant itself doesnʻt spread much but its roots are amazing at holding soil. ʻIlieʻe works well too, it covers nice and thick and can perform well in both full sun and partial shade. We also have some nice white hibiscus from Manoa that can easily get 10-12 ft tall.
RB
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