HONOLULU –Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, a Bishop Museum facility located in Kona, is celebrating Arbor Day by giving away native trees and shrubs on Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon, or while supplies last. Twelve different types of plants including pāpala kēpau, commonly known as the “sticky tree,” will be available. The glue on the seeds of this tree was used in traditional times to make sticky traps to catch forest birds.

Those interested in the Arbor Day tree giveaway are asked to use the driveway at mile marker 110 and drive to the Garden office to pick up the free trees. There is a limit of one tree per family. The Arbor Day tree giveaway is funded by Kaulunani, an Urban Forestry Program of the D.L.N.R. Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program.

The Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a Bishop Museum facility, located in South Kona on the Mamalahoa Highway. During the year, more than 8,000 visitors experience the Garden and explore the plants of traditional Kona. The Garden is a regular stop for school tours, and people of all ages enjoy workshops on traditional Hawaiian arts. Admission is a suggested donation of $4 per person and free for Bishop Museum Association members. For more information, call (808) 323-3318.