Education, General, Plant Information, Species Spotlight
A Welcome Exotic for Our Gardens Kousa Dogwood, Cornus kousa, is the Japanese equivalent of our native Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida. One distinct advantage of using it is that it is resistant to the many diseases that infect the Flowering Dogwood. Like the...
Plant Information, Species Spotlight
Leaves of a Chestnut Oak at the WVBG changing color this fall. Photo by Erin Smaldone. I recently had a young visitor ask me what kind of tree produced the prolific number of large acorns found in the Garden this year. The acorn in question was from one of the many...
General, Plant Information, Species Spotlight
Buxus s. ‘Fastigiata’ adds vertical structure to the Yagle Garden at WVBG. Photo by Erin Smaldone. Buxus sempervirens, Common Box or Boxwood, is native to southern Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. There are no boxwoods native to North America. Other common...
General, Plant Information, Species Spotlight
Canadian Hemlock line the Tibbs Run Trail at the WVBG. Photo by Erin Smaldone. Tsuga canadensis ‘Cappy’s Choice.’ Photo by Bill Mills. When I was a young man I was lucky to spend time in the Catskill Mountain range at the home of a friend. It was a magical place with...
General, Plant Information, Species Spotlight
Cryptomeria ‘Knaptonensis’. Photo by Bill Mills. Cryptomeria j. ‘Cristata’ Photo by Bill Mills. Scientific name: Cryptomeria japonica Hardiness: Zone 5 to 8 (hardy from Boston, Massachusetts, and south) Cryptomeria (literally “hidden parts”) is a monotypic...
General, Plant Information, Species Spotlight
Catkins and strobiles of a brookside alder. Photo by Erin Smaldone. Brookside alder leaves. Photo by Erin Smaldone. Botanic Garden visitors have many opportunities to enjoy the remarkable native shrub known as brookside alder, Alnus serrulata. This species thrives in...
