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Joseph Rock Arboretum

A training site for new forest creators

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Amazing Hawaiian Dry Forest Plants

Hala pepe, Pleomele hawaiiensis
Maua, Xylosma hawaiiensis
Kolomona, Senna gaudichaudii
Aiea, Nothocestrum breviflorus
Loulu, Pritchardia maideniana
Lama, Diospyros sandwichensis
Ho’awa, Pittosporum hosmeri
Bonamia menziesii
Ko’oko’olau, Bidens micrantha
Wili wili, Erythrina sandwicensis
Wili wili, Erythrina sandwicensis
Ahuhu, Tephrosia sandwicensis
Awikiwiki, Canavalia
Maua seeds, Xylosma hawaiiensis
Pua kala, Argemone glauca
uki grass, Dianella sandwiceniss
ulei, Osteomeles anthylidifolia
koa’ia, Acacia koaia
Ilima, Sida fallax
koki’o, Kokia drynarioides
mamane, Sophora chrysophylla
mao hau hele, Hibiscus brackenridgei
alahe’e, Psydrax odorata
ohe makai, Reynoldsia sandwicensis
wili wili, Erythrina sandwicensis
Plants of the dry forest
maia pilo, Capparis sandwichiana

Our Mission

  • The mission of the Joseph Rock Arboretum is to collect, propagate and preserve flora of Hawaii, and around the world. We are committed to protecting and preserving the most rare species of the Hawaiian dry forest.
  • We are committed to teaching people how to care for natural environments through hands on seed collection, seed banking, propagation and field work.

Our Vision

To provide the next generation with a healthy Hawaiian dry forest and abundant seed resources for future restoration.

 

To support new forest creators as future care takers of the planet.

Sponsor an Internship

Please support an intern! We have a waiting list of very good people from all over the world who want to do forestry and seed bank training. Any donation will help. In all the ways seen and unseen, we truly thank you.

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Joseph Rock Arboretum is fiscally sponsored by the Tiny Seed Project, Inc. 501(c)3. Your donation is tax-deductible.

Fiscally sponsored by the Tiny Seed Project
Tiny Seed Project is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law.

Mission

The mission of the Joseph Rock Arboretum is to collect and study trees, shrubs and plants of Hawaii and around the world. Its goal is to teach people how to care for natural environments through hands on seed collection, seed banking, propagation and field work.

Our Vision

To support new forest creators as future care takers of the planet.


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