Land: Looking southwest from a planting done 1 1/2 years ago across Kahili Mountain Valley.

Jack against 3 yr. tree. One of Hawaiian Mahogany's machine operators leaning against a three year old E. Deglupta. Area had just been thinned out of nitrogen fixers.

3 yr. tree in air - a Ford New Holland tractor with a 3- year old Paraserianthus Falcataria held by a tree shear. These trees were thinned and chipped in place. They are regrowing from the stumps.

Alicia in 3 yr. tree - Daughter Alicia climbed into this 3-year old Paraserianthus falcataria.

Callophyllum inophyllum - Known in Hawaii as true Kamani, it is a beautiful tree which grows well even near the shore and produces gorgeous wood.

Crescentia cujete - The Hawaiian calabash tree, the fruit is used for bowls and musical instruments.

Brachychiton diversifolium - Red flame tree from Australia, beautiful flowers, very nice hardwood lumber, leaves similar to an Eastern Sycamore.

What a tree!! - The flowers on this small ornamental are unbelievably beautiful in the Hawaiian spring.

Acrocarpus fraxinifolium - Growing to a huge forest tree, up to 200 feet, Acrocarpus has bright red flowers in the spring followed by a flush of bright red leaf growth. Cabinet grade hardwood.

Degluptas 3 - These degluptas were looking at much more sunlight after we trimmed out the towering albizias. Note the chips remaining.

Adenanthera - The full name is Adenanthera pavonia, an Indian tree also known as false red sandalwood. The bright red seeds were used as a weight for gold in ancient india. Pretty high value wood.

Carpet students - The students here chopped up used carpet from the Hyatt Hotel and sold them to me to be used as weed mulch for our tree replanting. The kids also got pledges for the number of carpet squares they cut up. We bought 6000. It was a good deal and kept the carpet out of the landfill.

Future tree farmers - My two younger daughters, Alicia and Dianna, ages 12 and 13. Three year old albizia and deglupta.

After thinning - same as "Degluptas 3"

Schizolobium parahyba - A very fast growing Brazilian tree used for boxes and pallets; looks much like a palm and has long, vibrant yellow flowers in spring. Not as valuable a nitrogen fixer as I had hoped. Wood is very limited in use. Tree is pretty as an ornamental.

Crescencio +3 month tree - The trees have done well in spite of a two month drought after planting. Crecentio is from the Philippines and worked for a sugar company for many years before we were fortunate enough to hire him.

Euphoria longan - A tree which produces excellent curly wood and fabulous valuable fruit. From China and Indochina. Related to lychee.

Dalbergia retusa - Sharing a row with Calliandra trees retusa is a fine rosewood sold as Cocobolo. From Central and South America. Listed as the most bio-resistant wood in Central America.

Platymissium pinnatum - A South American tree, it has promising growth rates and wood similar to the rosewoods. Extremely resistant to insect attack.

Gliricidia - Known in Central America and the Caribbean Islands as "Madre de Cocoa," this nitrogen fixer is an excellent living fence post species.

Sweitenia mahogani - The true mahogany of furniture legend. The tree does not grow as fast as Honduran mahogany, but it does not get stem borers either. CITES listed category 3 tree species.

High Value 1 - Various mahogany species growing with gliricidia.

Melittia grandis - An African species with excellent potential. The wood is sold under the common name of "Wenge."

High Value 2 - Same as High Value 1.

Dalbergia nigra - The wispy foliage of this tree makes it a beautiful specimen tree. It grows well on poorer sites. This one is 4 years old and about 18 feet. One of the most valuable woods in the world, it is also a CITES listed Category 3 tree species. We have about a dozen but hope to have seed next year.

Log Load 2 - A load of albizia logs we chipped at our shop to test for various uses. The tree has huge potential for bio-mass. Note the Antonio Carraro tractor.

Microcorys - This stand is 4 years old and the Eucalyptus microcorys seem to be doing the best on this 1100 foot elevation site. Microcorys is one of a select number of eucalyptus species that has valuable wood characteristics (probably only about 10 out of more than 800 species). The wood is hard, heavy, stable, and very bio-resistant. It was tested at the University of Hawaii and found to be toxic to the Formosan subterranean termite. An excellent flooring species and fast grower.

Tri Color Palm - This princess palm had three seed flushes in various stages of growth. The tree behind to the left is an ornamental called Yellow African Tulip. The tree behind to the right is a Kou or Cordia subcordata, another beautiful Hawaiian wood prized for calabashes in Polynesian times and still prized by woodworkers.

Canarium spp. - Known as "pili nut," this tree is supposed to produce one of the most tasty nuts on earth. Has good wood characteristics also.