Native Plant Propagation

Our Process

Seed collections are either processed and sown fresh, or placed in short-term storage for future use. Plants are grown in a facility at our native plant nursery in Kaʻaʻawa. Greenhouse phytosanitation and reintroduction considerations are made and each plant is cleaned and inspected before outplanting. Greenhouse grown plants are planted in restoration sites where they meet restoration goals such as dryland or mesic native forest restoration, riparian restoration, or to serve as educational resources.

Native Plant Greenhouse

Our greenhouse is located in Kaʻaʻawa near the agriculture center. We propagate via Over forty-five native species of plants have been successfully propagated and outplanted in restoration sites across the ranch. Staff modify conditions in the greenhouse including light and water availability, pot drainage, fertilization and mineral supplement to meet plants’ growing needs.

Data Collection
& Seed Storage

Seeds are brought back to the stewardship office for proper cleaning and processing for sowing or storage. Seeds collections are tracked with the use of gps software and are linked to accessions created for all seeds sowed immediately, or stored in the short-term seedbank. Over 400 unique accessions (collections of a given species in a unique locale) are currently stored in the Stewardship seedbank. These seeds can be used for both propagation of plants, and broadcast seed sows in the field.

Stewardship Greenhouse Directory

Browse our Kualoa Ranch Stewardship Directory to discover & learn more about the different plant species that we have growing in our greenhouse. Our directory includes plants of current & past seed collections.