by Carol Kwan | May 23, 2014 | Articles
I helped Honolulu Civil Beat reporter, Denby Fawcett, with her article Oahu’s Banyan Trees Are Under Attack, Many Are Dying. Visit http://www.civilbeat.com/posts/2014/05/13/22070-denby-fawcett-oahus-banyan-trees-are-under-attack-many-are-dying/ to see the...
by Carol Kwan | Apr 25, 2013 | Articles
Lobate lac scale (Paratachardina pseudolobata) was discovered on Oahu at Moanalua Gardens during the Hawaii Tree Climbing Championship the first weekend in October 2012. To the large gathering of arborists, it was obvious that something was wrong with a...
by Carol Kwan | Apr 25, 2013 | Articles
Happy belated Earth Day! I was on KITV Honolulu Morning Show on Saturday, April 20th, talking about how to plant a tree. Click here if you’d like to see the short (about 3 minutes) clip.
by Carol Kwan | Apr 15, 2013 | Articles
I am happy to announce that I have been elected to the Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture (WCISA) Board as a Director. WCISA includes the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada and in all its history there has never been a board member...
by Carol Kwan | Jul 11, 2012 | Articles
I gave a presentation to the Society of American Military Engineers – Honolulu Post on July 10, 2012, about Trees and Construction. Here’s a pdf file of the PowerPoint presentation if you’re interested: Trees and Construction
by Carol Kwan | Apr 21, 2012 | Articles
Arborists have a saying – “Right tree, right place.” As a corollary, there is also “wrong tree, wrong place.” Think of a monkeypod planted in a small planter – an extreme case of “wrong tree, wrong place.” So how do we, as landscape...