Tree sizes update

Breadfruit and marang are growing fast. Second smaller row of ulu needs fertilizer soon-- leaves are looking pale but they are growing. 

Rollinia has nearly doubled in size in the past six months. 

Driveway trees have developed nicely since July. 

Planted oil palm in back 40

UH students provided me with three hybrid oil palms in two-gallon containers.
The trees were badly over growing their containers, probably belonged in 5 gal containers.

Repotted two in two 5 gal containers temporarily. Planted one in the ground in our "back 40" area across the gulch. Next to some feral bananas and a large unmaintained green pear-shaped fruiting avocado. (Those avocado will likely be ripe in mid-May.)

Avocado status

Growing well after fertilization

Kahaluu avocado info

This is the avocado that our friend gave us in June 2011 as a housewarming present. It comes from Plant It Hawaii and is labeled "Kahaluu".

It struggled a bit after we planted it. We didn't follow the instructions and apparently pigs & mowers ran into it while we were on the mainland. When we returned in December 2011 it had been reduced to a twig with a single leaf. Now it's recovering.

Added new photo of current status. Looks like it got a little burned by fertilizer.

Fertilized lawn trees and ulu row

Used about 1/2-1 lb of triple-16 mixed with water. Fertilized all the ulu, the marang, and the lawn area citrus and avocado. Need to do driveway trees and rollinia next.

Back 40 status

There are currently multiple potted trees in the back 40. The avocados continue to thrive, though they may be a bit root bound by now. The tallest is about 5 foot.

The kamani is still growing slowly: tallest about 18".

The cacao is growing slowly: much more slowly than the cacao that was potted under the large avo tree. Maybe a bit slower than studio gulch-slope cacao. Possibly it's getting too much shade from grasses.

Peanut planted in the pots with cacao etc has sent out long tendrils but not really filled in near the pots. This may be due to weaving among taller grasses.

Green gold avocado status

Not a lot taller but twice as broad easily. Was very overgrown with grass and other tall weeds.

Back 40 nursery.

• Moved three kamani, avacado, and avacado with junior cacao seedlings to "back 40" triangle 1 hour
• Moved the loose fence gate back to cover the "back 40" entrance.  Not attached to anything yet, just leaning.
• Hacked some tall grass in the back 40 (15 mins)
• Weeded extensively in the pasture (2 hours)
• Setup water spigot mount by shed (45 mins)
• Tested out inverter connection (30 mins)
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Planted Trees from Plant It Hawaii along driveway

• Planted Rollinia in wet triangle next to mauka pond.
• Planted Tahitian seedless lime along driveway (this was an older one that has barely survived in a pot since we moved from Hakalau in 2010)
• Planted Pink Eureka Lemon purchased from Plant It Hawaii along driveway
• Planted Honey Tangerine from Plant It Hawaii along driveway
• Planted Brown Turkey Fig from Plant It Hawaii along driveway

Plant It Hawaii Spring plant sale

Bought a bunch of tree keikis on sale at Plant It Hawaii:

• 2 Mangosteen at $25 each
• 1 Marang 3gal at $45
• 1 Apupua ulu 3gal at $45
• 1 "brown turkey" fig 3gal at $17
• 1 "Green Gold" avocado 3gal at $35
• 1 Rollinia at $17
• 1 "Pink Eureka" lemon 3gal $25
• 1 "Tahitian Pomplemousse dwarf" 3gal at $25
• 1 "Calmondin lime" 3gal at $25
• 1 "Honey Tangerine" 3gal at $25
• 1 Lilikoi at $17

So that's 11 trees and one lilikoi for a total of $340 including tax.