Keʻanae Arboretum

Keʻanae Arboretum (6 acres or 2.4 hectares) is an arboretum and botanical garden located on the Hana Highway (Highway 360) about 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Keʻanae, Maui, Hawaiʻi, United States.

Rainbow eucalyptus trunks at Keanae Arboretum, Maui, Hawaii
Keʻanae Arboretum

Before the 1940s the land the Arboretum sits on was used to farm food, medicine and fiber-producing plants. From 1946 until the mid 1950s, it became an agricultural work site for prisoners at Ke'anae Prison Camp. It was established as an arboretum in 1971.[1]

The arboretum lies alongside the Piinaau Stream on taro cultivation terraces and within a rainforest, and contains two short walking trails. It contains about 150 varieties of native and introduced tropical plants, including gingers, hibiscus, papaya, and various types of taro.[2][3] Trees are labeled with common name, scientific name, and origin.

See also

References
  1. "Memorandum of understanding between the Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Ke'anae Ko'olau Sportsman Club" (PDF). September 27, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  2. "Ke'anae Arboretum | Maui Hawaii". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. "Maui Now: A Tropical Paradise: East Maui's Botanical Gardens". Maui Now | A Tropical Paradise: East Maui’s Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2018-07-12.


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