Nursery

   The nursery is growing steadily. Felipe Mejia grafted the first trees here, mainly Kahalu Avocados. Ben Pimentel grafted the first trees in the nursery, mango and avocado. Today, Miguel Rosario is expanding the nursery with a variety of citrus, mango, avocado and starfruit. Kaleb Thomas did yeoman's work in the nursery. Then, Garrett Carter took on that role. Now, Mike Norikov is expanding the nursery greatly. The rootstock for the mango and avocado are any kine as no one kind has shown itself substantially better against the fungus and weather conditions change substantially on the island depending upon the location. Citrus, on the other hand, does have a best rootstock. Normally, it is a bitter orange. We use Kuharski Carrizo type bitter orange and in 2027 we will be offering Dwarf Flying Dragon rootstock. The bitter orange best mitigates the fungus for rootstock and the flying dragon helps to keep the citrus dwarf. 

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   Sweet White Pineapple plants are available as early as July. They are kept moist on potting soil to develop roots and are sold as is.  Prices for pineapple plants are $4 small, $6 medium, $8 large. We recommend planting on weed cloth with overhead mist irrigation, if required.