FOFA PROJECTS 2005
Propagation Workshop - June 18, 2005
Propagation workshops target Maui's community
groups and interested individuals.
Past classes have included Native
Plant Society, Maui Association of Landscape
Professionals, Maui Master Gardeners and Keokea Homesteaders. This year we were honored to sponsor students from
the Maui Garden Club.
The plants propagated at this workshop were later sold at the MALP plant sale for the benefit of the Maui Garden Club.
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| Richard Nakagawa teaches the careful skill of propagating hard-to-root species from stem cuttings. | Richards shows how cuts are made at an angle from the leaf node to remove excess wood that may encourage rot. |
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Combining rooting powder into the container of water evenly coats the cutting with growth hormone and avoids contaminating the jar of rooting powder. |
Although the presence of leaves on cuttings is a strong stimulus to root initiation, large leaves must be reduced to lower water loss and dehydration of cuttings. Richard helps Sylvia Cabral with pruning. |
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Becky Erickson takes cuttings from activiely growing shoots, ideally one year old ... not too soft and immature nor too mature and woody. |
Root cuttings of many species are best taken either before or after, rather than during the flowering period. The Hibiscus waimea bursts into full bloom in August (in another 2 months). |
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Commercially, cuttings are put under mist sprays allowing for use of large cuttings with greater leaf area. Barbara Lund and Marge Bonar cover their pots with polyethyelene bags, which work just as well to prevent water loss from leaves. |
Sanitation should be practiced throughout the propagation procedure ... using sterilized tools, pots and potting soil. (From left, Donna Mann and Wendy Cameron.) |
After demonstration and instruction by Richard Nakagawa, members of the Maui Garden Club mass-produced pots of Hibiscus waimea for distribution during Arbor Week 2005.
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(From left, Donna Mann, Sylvia Cabral and Kathy Lindsey.) |
Other Projects Paid For by Individual Donors
Thanks to generous donations by individuals, FOFA has been able to support progressive projects in 2005, as well as Arboretum basic maintenance. (Click here for Donors List).
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Photo by Bob Bangerter, |
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John Gagnon helps with maintenance. He specializes in progressive projects such as roadwork and clearing, using his dump truck and mini-excavator. |
All well run non-profits need a good bookkeeper. We are fortunate to have Linda Pope, who is experienced with 501-C3 corporations. |
Terry Reim, FOFA’s webmaster, planted in front of his computers, digging his way through reams of information, pruning the old dead words, which in the new season brings forth our annual newsletters. |
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One of the primary goals of the Arboretum is to maintain healthy plants which leads to healthy weeds, which means continuous maintenance. Antonio Diaz takes care of these matters. |
Rare plants ready for planting from Hoolawa Farms, Maui Nui Gardens and Richard Nakagawa of the Native Plant Society.. |
FOFA was created as a non-profit to qualify for grants and tax-deductible donations. Lucienne de Naie makes time in her busy schedule to do our grant writing. Her work has made possible accelerated Arboretum progress. |