Fruit-filled dishes provide motive for planting trees

By Hawaiian Electric Co.

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 02, 2011

~~<p>Pick up a new plant at the Hawaiian Electric Co.'s Arbor Day tree giveaway Saturday. There will be a variety of fruit trees, flowering shrubs and native plants. Featured for the first time are cacao, curry tree, red-leaved hibiscus, giant gardenia and Song of India.</p>
<p>Arborists and volunteers from Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, Urban Garden Center, Wahiawa Botanical Garden and Waimea Valley will provide information on properly planting your new tree. Remember, strategically placed trees and shrubs can help cool your home and lower your electric bill. Call 543-7511 or visit www.arbordayhawaii.org.</p>
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Pick up a new plant at the Hawaiian Electric Co.'s Arbor Day tree giveaway Saturday. There will be a variety of fruit trees, flowering shrubs and native plants. Featured for the first time are cacao, curry tree, red-leaved hibiscus, giant gardenia and Song of India.

Arborists and volunteers from Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, Urban Garden Center, Wahiawa Botanical Garden and Waimea Valley will provide information on properly planting your new tree. Remember, strategically placed trees and shrubs can help cool your home and lower your electric bill. Call 543-7511 or visit www.arbordayhawaii.org. Login for more...