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... Hotline Order of Bloom Featured Plants Current Plant Highlights Bonsai Centenarians Conifers Lilacs Rosaceous Plants Shrub and Vine Garden Collections Management Plant Labels, Mapping, & Records ... phytochrome systems Phylogeny and biogeography of woody plants Plant hydraulics—Zwieniecki lab Species diversity, abundance, and distribution—Sabrina Russo Fellowships Awards for basic research in ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - November
... in cultivation than in the wild; it is a federally protected species that occurs only in a single patch in Smyth County, Virginia. ... -red in the autumn. However, unlike most other deciduous plants, this species does not shed its leaves at the end of the growing season ... among the other spicebushes along Bussey Hill Road, across from the lilacs. Back to top Updated: 11/01/06 © 2006 The President and ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Centenarians - Featured Centenarians
... to North America, the tulip tree is one of only two species in the genus Liriodendron. In cultivation it will reach up to ... to eastern North America, it is the fastest growing of the maple species (50 feet in 20 years). Once a common street tree, laws ... extends the lilac season by flowering in mid June, after the shrub lilacs. Its blossoms are initially rose-colored, then quickly turn creamy white, ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Lilacs - Introduction
... Introduction Lilac Sunday Plants of History—Plants for Tomorrow How to Plant and Care for Lilacs Lilacs for the New England Garden Lilac Fragrance See also Map of the Grounds Historical Landscape ... for certain horticultural merits, such as flower size and color); the remaining kinds include 20 species and their botanical varieties, the parents of many of today's hybrids. Together they provide ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - June
... growing among other shrubby Fabaceae, in beds south of the lilacs and east of Bussey Hill. Beauty bush, Kolkwitzia amabilis, and ... of the growing season. Also, the older stems of both species develop flaking, peeling bark that is of interest year-round. ... fringetree. Though the two species share many traits (flowers and fruit are quite similar), some describe the Chinese species as the more ornamental ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - August
... an inch to either side of the midrib. This cultivar is slower growing than the species, in time reaching a height and spread of about 6 feet. It can be found ... pearls on a string. The majestic specimen located along Bussey Hill Road, across from the lilacs, is one of the most impressive examples of its kind anywhere. Back to top Updated ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - September
... . This tough constitution makes it a wonderful choice for urban sites. Specimens of both the species and the cultivar, which reach 30 to 40 feet in height, can be found on ... bright red fruits. The species is frequently used as a specimen or in border plantings. Several choice plants can be found along Meadow Road, across from the lilacs. Back to top Updated ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Current Plant Highlights - October
... . Several Chinese beautyberries grow on the east side of Bussey Hill Road across from the lilacs. Korean mountain ash, Sorbus alnifolia, is one of the most beautiful of the mountain ashes ... spring become bright red-orange berries in autumn, complementing the brilliant yellowish-orange leaves. This species may be one of the most robust of mountain ashes for cultivation in eastern North ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Lilacs - Plants of History - Plants for Tomorrow
... lilacs are part of New England's heritage, they, like most of our citizens, are not native here. Of the 24 species of lilacs, two derive from Europe and the others from Asia. The common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) originated in eastern Europe. This species ...
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Arnold Arboretum - Lilacs - For the New England Garden
... and Care for Lilacs Lilacs for the New England Garden Lilac Fragrance See also Map of the Grounds Historical Landscape Images Lilacs at the Arnold Arboretum Lilacs for the New England Garden Lilacs offer many ... of Syringa vulgaris and the early flowering S. x hyacinthiflora. Hybrids and selections of the species listed below, on the other hand, have leaves, flowers, and fragrance that are unusual and ...
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