Why Hawaii is changing to the dibble-tube system of forestation

Author:

Walters, Gerald A.

Title:

Why Hawaii is changing to the dibble-tube system of forestation

Periodical:

Journal of Forestry

Year:

1981

Volume:

79

Pages:

743-745

Subject:

Forests and forestry

Summary:

The Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife calls for the planting of 2 to 2.5 million seedlings on approximately 2500 acres, annually, through their forestation program that plants trees that will be used for timber, pulp, fuel. This planting is also done in an effort to extend or improve native forests and windbreaks, and to cover erosion scars. While a variety of methods were used that negatively and unpredictably affected seedling survival and growth, the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry and the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station worked with the Hawaii Division of Forestry in 1972 to develop a system that would be economical for seedling production, transport, and field planting, that would result in a high survival and rapid growth rate after planting. As a result, the Hawaii dibble tube system was developed in an effort to meet the constraints of: Hawaii's diverse species and planting sites, restrictive planting weather, generally inexperienced tree planters, and high costs. As it was believed to be more reliable and less costly than the bare-root system that was previously used in Hawaii, this system was based on the Hawaii dibble tube and rack that included the nursery, transport, and field phases of forestation, with container-grown stock.

Label:

Botany - Mamane

Date:

November 1981

Collection:

Periodicals