Keʻanae Arboretum
Coordinates: 20°51′17″N 156°09′01″W / 20.8547519°N 156.1503733°W
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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.
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[]
- List of botanical gardens in the United States
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ke'anae Arboretum | Maui Hawaii". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Maui Now: A Tropical Paradise: East Maui's Botanical Gardens". Maui Now | A Tropical Paradise: East Maui’s Botanical Gardens. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
External links[]
- Arboreta in Hawaii
- Botanical gardens in Hawaii
- Protected areas of Maui
- Hawaii geography stubs
- United States garden stubs
- Arboretum stubs