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Tree Tunnel
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a
thumbnail to see a larger version of the
photo |
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OVERVIEW |
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Kauai's
beautiful Tree Tunnel on the way to Poipu,
was planted over 150 years ago when the
wealthy Scotchman and Kauai cattle rancher
Walter Duncan McBryde donated over 500
Eucalyptus trees that were left over after
landscaping his estate. The tree tunnel is
over a mile long and shades the cars that
pass underneath along the highway.
The trees that make up the tunnel are called
Eucalyptus Robusta, (sometimes also called
Swamp Mahogany) and are native to
southeastern Australia. They grow to heights
of 180 feet or more. The top of the tree
tunnel was damaged in two hurricanes; one in
1982 and the second one in 1992 which for
many years opened up the top of the tunnel.
However the trees have mostly grown back
together again and the tunnel has been
restored.
McBryde was successful in lumber, real
estate, and banking. He co-founded the
McBryde Sugar Company, and managed the Kauai
Pineapple Company. He donated Kukuiolono
park to the locals, much of which is now
Kukuiolono Golf Course. He is buried near
the tee of the 8th hole. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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Take
Highway 50 east from Kalaheo. Turn right on
Highway 520, Maluhia Road. The Tree Tunnel
lines the first section of the road on the
way to Po'ipu. |
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