climbing vines. The slabs are supplied in 
standard thicknesses, but can be supplied in 
other thicknesses on special requesi. 
Fernwood Fiber and Chips 
Fernwood chips are small pieces from the 
trunks of treeferns; in Hawaii chips are used 
in great volume as a growth medium for an- 
thurium plants. Chips have also been used 
for potting orchids. When the treefern trunks 
are put through a special milling operation 
that separates the individual fibers the pro- 
duct is marketed as fiber and is supplied in 
various degrees of coarseness. Fernwood fiber 
is an ideal growth medium for plants prefer- 
ring a mildly acid, long lasting material. 
Growers in the Hawaiian Islands have used 
fernwood fiber successfully for potting cattle- 
ya and cypripedium orchids. It is rapidly be- 
coming accepted as a superior orchid growth 
medium. 
Fernwood Growing Treeferns 
The growing tops of the medium or small 
size treeferns have long been used for land- 
scaping purposes in Hawaii. The segments of 
irunks are shipped with the fronds removed. 
The Hawaiian treeferns are attractive plants 
for indoor tub, or outdoor landscaping use. 
They require humid growing conditions and 
care should be used in regular watering. 
Fernwood Display Trunks 
The natural appearing trunks of medium 
size treeferns are used for manufacturing this 
product. Holes for metal containers are drill- 
ed in appropriate places on the trunk surface. 
The trunk is provided with a plywood base 
and metal containers are provided with frogs 
for flower display purpose. These natural 
appearing trunks make an ideal container for 
cut flowers in the display shop. Because of the 
resilience of the treefern surface, display 
trunks will last indefinitely under normal dis- 
play uses. 
Fernwood Display Bases 
Sections of treefern material have been 
found to serve attractively as base material 
in making dry flower arrangements. Florists 
have used them in Hawaii for displaying the 
local woodroses to great advantage. They are 
ideally suited to any dry flower arrangement 
where their attractive dark brown color will 
serve as an artistic background. The fern- 
