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Tree farming in paradise: an old industry has a new look in Hawaii, featuring exotics like rainbow eucalyptus
Rows of hardwoods--teak, African and Honduras mahogany, pheasant wood, and rosewood--meander along the contours of Bari Green and Lou Russo's...
American Forests, 06/22/07 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Hawaii's rare breeds: after decades of solitary effort to save Hawaii's rarest plants, one man halts his efforts in response to government-environmentalist attacks private property rights
In Hawaii, a man named Keith Robinson, who has one of the most successful records in that state for saving endangered plants, has halted major...
New American, The, 08/22/05 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Rich-er by 1,000 trees: destruction spurs teen to form a nonprofit and recreate a forest
Sixteen-year-old Matthew Rich felt devastated when he watched bulldozers pushing over 100-year-old walnut trees in the sub-division where he and...
American Forests, 03/22/05 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Palm poet; A Pulitzer winner's second love: raising these beloved but threatened natives
Driving into William Merwin's Maui palm preserve is like entering another world. Here, a few miles from Kahalui's international airport and the...
American Forests, 01/01/05 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
The solace at Solins': by practicing an inherited ethic and careful stewardship, these Wisconsin brothers hope to pass along "eternity" with the family business
I see my dad in these hills, the trees we planted together, the old stumps of trees he cut when I was a kid," says Don Solin of the tree farm near...
American Forests, 03/22/04 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Samoa's Rain Forest Savior - Looking for a cure for breast cancer, Paul Cox harnessed the wisdom of women in the forest he loved and discovered a promising anti-hiv compound instead.(Biography)
Light filters through the leafy canopy, and everywhere there is the cooing of fruit pigeons, the whisper of honeycreeper wings. Shadows and...
World and I, 09/01/02 by Haapoja, Margaret A. · More from publication -
Grow your own Christmas tree
The Jerusalem cherry, a member of the nightshade family, is a bushy shrub that grows to be about 18 inches tall and just as wide. Their...
Flower & Garden Magazine, 12/01/95 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Tropical ferns to grow indoors
People who wish to grow tropical ferns indoors should consider plants with textured, glossy leaves. These ferns are more likely to withstand the...
Flower & Garden Magazine, 08/01/95 by Margaret A. Haapoja · More from publication -
Liven up your winter landscape
Gardens can be beautiful in winter, even in the most northern climates. Branches, evergreens and berries can provide texture and color. Garden...
Flower & Garden Magazine, 02/01/95 by Margaret Haapoja · More from publication -
Hanging houseplants
Hanging houseplants require special containers and culture. Dense, compact, and branching plants are the best types of plants to hang. Plastic...
Flower & Garden Magazine, 02/01/95 by Margaret Haapoja · More from publication
