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The North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium ("NACPEC")
Connection with the University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden he People's Republic of China undoubtedly holds the greatest diversity of woody temperate plants on earth~-partly because of China's size and diverse range of climates and partly because many of its mountain ranges are east-west oriented. By contrast, the mountain ranges of North America are primarily north south oriented. During Pleistocene glaciations and other cataclysmic events, relatively greater numbers of plant species were extinguished in North America than in China.
Early in the twentieth century, Ernest A. ("Chinese") Wilson made major collecting trips to China, from which he introduced dozens of woody and herbaceous perennials
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Aerial view of the new pergola. Photo by Richard Naskali. Active $20- $49 $50- to western gardens and nurseries. His introductions, documented with thou- City ______State ___ Zip ______Donor sands of herbarium specimens, wet photographic negatives, and notes, gave us an Fund Contribution Patron $250 - incredible legacy, ranging from Paper-bark Maple (Acer griseum) and the Handkerchief Arboretum Associates $ _____ Sponsor tree (Davidia involucrata) to Regal Lilies (Lilium regale). Much ofWilson's legacy can be Centennial Endowment Fund $ _____ Life Associate $1 and above found not in scores of books but especially through the thousands of Other s ____ his documents (including his notes, photographs and herbarium specimens) "fotal Contribution S _____ available on the Arnold Arboretum's website [www. arboretum. harvar Beginning with a feasibility expedition to China in 1991, there now have been 12 NACPEC collecting expeditions to China in the last 20 years. Other presti A Newsletter of gious institutions, including the Arnold Arboretum and the Morton Arboretum, the Arboretum Associates have become part of NACPEC. A major goal ofNACPEC has been to increase University of Idaho the genetic diversity of Asian native species in western gardens, arboreta and Arboretum and Botanical Garden nurseries. Cooperative interactions and exchanges of botanists and horticultur ists East and West led to invaluable re Published by search and publications relating to plant ARBORETUM ASSOCIATES geography, ecology, and taxonomy-es University of Idaho pecially that of China and Korea. P.O. Box 443143 Moscow, Idaho 83844-3143 In 1994, cooperative work between Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum, President the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Jan Leander Arboretum, the U.S. National Arbore Past President tum, and the Holden Arboretum made Bill Bowler it possible for the University of Idaho to Vice President obtain surplus NACPEC seeds of woody Keith Bromley species likely to survive--even thrive Secretary in Moscow. The UI Arboretum Associ Richard N askali ates contributed $1, 000 discretionary Treasurer gift dollars to the NACPEC effort and Joy Fisher in return obtained almost 130 packets of seeds of documented, native Chinese Members at Large species collected in the mountains near Mary Ann Judge View from inside the new pergola. Howard Peavey Beijing and in the wilds of Heilongjiang Photo by Richard Naskali. Beverly Rhoades Province (China's northeastern-most Arboretum Horticulturist province, with extensive climatic analogues to northern Idaho). For many taxa Paul Warnick we received limited numbers of seeds. For example, we received only two P. 0. Box 442281 acorns of Mongolian Oak ( Q!Jercus mongolica)-yet we now have two Mongolian Moscow, ID 83844-2281 Oak trees in our Arboretum. Great care and research have been undertaken in Phone: (208) 885-5978 avoiding the introduction of potentially invasive plants from China and other [email protected] parts of Asia. Emeritus We contracted the care of our legacy to Jan K. Schaefer's Western Forest Arboretum Director Systems, Inc. nursery, in Lewiston, Idaho, where we planted the seeds April 5, Richard]. Naskali 199 5. Schaefer cared for the resulting seedlings for two years before they were 625 E. 6th St. Moscow, ID 83843 ready for planting out in the UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The many Phone: (208) 882-2633 NACPEC trees and shrubs are distributed around the Asian section of the UI [email protected] Arboretum; NACPEC vine species were planted on a terrace in the NW part of the Arboretum. Initially, we made temporary trellises of cyclone fencing to support the NACPEC vines-ultimately hoping to receive gift funds for a tru:>ucnhtwere dead altoqett1er DECEMBER 2010 permanent pergola to showcase our legacy of rare vines. •...... ,,,._,...o:::;,._ collections had been distributed far and this one instance NACPEC netwo1rk We are pleased and honored that the current issue of Arnoldia (volume 68, number 2, page 24) cites University ofldaho's NACPEC accessions. 11"11Dai1"1nn if any other or~~ariuz<•ttcms coHedions in their nard•i::lln•i::_ Antnc:mv Aiello at aum<>(9l1upann.t1~au • We ~Richard J. N askali would be to indude your records in NACPEC inventories. -ASA Some Plants Growin9 on the Asian Style Per9ola 'fable I . Current listing of the '.'J ACPEC plants in the UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden with numbers ofliving plants. BJ C codes are for seeds collected in I 994 in the mountains north and west of Beijing (between 30° and 41 ° N); HLJ codes arc for seeds collected in 199 3 in Heilongjiang Province (between Magnolia Vine (Schisandra 43° and 48° N) where minimum winter temperatures range from -30° to -40° E [Moscow, ID is at 46° 43'N]. Left column lists the UI Arboretum accession chinensis, Schisandraceae) numbers; right column lists the original NACPEC collection accession numbers. [BJG022]: Pink pendant flowers (ca. 1I2" long) May 26, 2003. Each pollinated flower can yield a chain of UI NACPEC UI NACPEC brilliant red berries, each ca. Number of l\'umber of 1 I 8" diameter, September Accession NAME Accession Accession NAME Accession Living Plants Living Plants 7, 2003. This family is very Number Number Number Number closely related to Magnolias 1995127 Abelia biflora 2 BJG-009 1995184 Malus baccata 4 HLJ-078 on which one flower can give rise to a complex non 1995036 Abies nephrolepis 2 HLJ-095 1995033 Philadelphus pekinensis 5 HLJ-049 fleshy fruit which somewhat resembles a cucumber. 1995126 Acer davidii 1 BJG-017 1995136 Picea jezoensis 7 HLJ-098 1995128 Acer ginnala 6 HLJ-005 1995137 Picca koyamai 4 HLJ-099 1995014 Acer mono 5 BJG-141 1995035 Pinus koraiensis 9 HLJ-110 1995012 Acer tegmentosum 3 HLJ-058 1995138 Pinus tabulaeformis 16 BJG-041 Manchurian Clemafo (Clemaris 1995013 Acer truncatum 5 BJG-066 1995022 Quercus mongolica 2 BJG 038 mandshurica, Ranunculaceae) [HLJ073]. Hundreds ofvd1ite 1995121 Actinidia arguta 4 BJG-025 1995023 Rhamnus ussuriensis 4 HLJ-006 flowers (1.0" diamder) cover the vines, June 30, 2002 1995139 Aralia elata 1 HLJ-107 1995187 Rosa acicularis 1 HLJ70 and yield feather-like fruits, 1995119 Betula chinensis 1 BJG-042A 1995117 Rosabella 1 BJG 118 October 7, 7006. 1995129 Betula costata 1 BJG-135 1995024 Schisandra chinensis 2 BJG-022 1995130 Betula davurica 1 BJG-044 1995026 Sorbaria sorbifolia 1 HLJ-010 Betula platyphylla var. 1995186 Sorbus alnifolia 1 HLJ-093 1995131 4 HLJ-013 mandshurica 1995185 Sorbus alnifolia 3 BJG-096 1995124 Carpinus cordata 2 BJG-029 1995182 Sorbus pohuashanensis 6 HLJ-096 1995015 Carpinus turczaninowii 1 BJG-020 2004157 Spiraea fritschiana var. parvifolia 6 BJG-012 1995016 Carpinus turczaninowii 2 BJG-031 2004158 Spiraea pubescens 1 BJG-074 1995017 Celtis bungeana 3 BJG-086 1995032 Syringa pubescens ssp. patula 9 BJG-124 1995116 Celtis bungeana 2 BJG-030 1995027 Syringa pubescens ssp. patula 11 BJG-061 2002121 Clematis hexapetala 1 BJG-101 1995037 Syringa pubcscens ssp. patula 11 BJG-112 1995122 Clematis mandshurica 2 HLJ-073 1995028 Syringa reticulata ssp. pekinensis 7 BJG-006 1995123 Crataegus dahurica 1 HLJ-067 1995001 Syringa reticulata ssp. pekincnsis 5 BJG-052 1995133 Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus 5 BJG-082 1995183 Syringa villosa 2 BJG-113 1995120 Euonymus alatus 3 BJG-095 1995140 Tilia mandshurica 1 BJG-106 1995018 Euonymus bungeanus 4 BJG-075 1995141 Tilia mongolica 1 BJG-130 1995134 Euonymus pauciflorus 2 HLJ-092 Amur Grape ( Vitis amurensis, Vitaceae) (BJG039) flower buds, May 26, 2003 give rise to colorful clusters of' very sour Porcelain-berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculara, 1995029 Viburnum burejaeticum 11 HLJ-045 grapes, October 7, 2006. This Chinese native grape has brilliant scarlet and purple autumnal leaf colors when we have Vitaceae), not NACPEC; a native of China and 1995019 Euonymus pauciflorus 3 HLJ-052 Japan. The bcautifol berries (ca. 111" diameter) 1995181 Viburnum mongolicum 1 a prolonged fall without early hard frosts. BJG-068 range in greenish-purples, October 21, 2006. 1995034 Euonymus przewalskii 3 BJG-109 1995178 Viburnum sargentii 8 HLJ-054 1995025 Flueggea suffruticosa 2 HLJ-088 1995179 Viburnum sargentii 3 BJG-099 Fraxinus chinensis var. 1995118 3 BJG-002 Viburnum sargentii forrna rhynchophylla 1995180 2 HLJ-015 puberulum Fraxinus chinensis var. 1995020 5 BJG-065 1995030 Vitex negunJo var. heterophylla 2 BJG-087 rhynchophylla 1995031 Vitis amurensis 8 BJG-039 1995135 Larix olgensis 7 HLJ-100 1995021 Lespedeza bicolor 4 HLJ-090 Hardy Actinidia (Actinidia arguta, Actinidiaceae) [BJG025] is closely related to the Chinese "Gooseberry" (Actinidia chinensis) which is not hardy in Moscow, ID. The A. chinensis has been widely exploited and cultured in New Zealand and sold world-wide as "Kiwi Berry." Flowers on female plant (left) June 30, 2002; flowers on male plant (center) June 30, 2002; and mature, 1.0" long green fruits (right). October 21, 2002. Messa9e from the University of Idaho President, M. Duane Nellis harles Houston Thanks to the vision and Shattuck, as the dedication of volunteers, founder of the especially the dedicated forestry program at the Uni and inspired leadership of versity of Idaho, certainly Dr. Richard Naskali, later knew that Idaho had plenty additions to the original of trees. His vision went arboretum have brought the beyond the immediate needs world to Moscow. Today, our of the state. In founding our universitv arboretum boasts .) arboretum, he was prepar nearly 1,000 species of The University of Idaho Arburt'lum an cl Botanical Garden, aerial Yiew looking north at the 63-acrc vallev, after 29 ing the University for the plant life drawn from Asia, growing seasons slncc began April, (932 in a future, perhaps more than Europe, and North America The Arboretum built in 1908, is in the ton:!Yrouncl with the free parking lot at 1200Wcst Palouse he would ever realize. that provide both laboratory River Road, Moscow, ID. September 24, 2010 photo. and retreat for the Universi Richard J. Naskali With the creation of the ty community. I see it every arboretum in 1910, he rec day and revel in its beauty ognized the need for a ro and character while also see bust lumber industry in the ing the even greater reach of fledgling state of Idaho and its value. prepared a future laboratory. He recognized the diversity Our university arboretum of plant life and the need for remains a gem for many rea our students to build their sons. It's a gift to the future understanding in just such a from those who have come place. However, we'll never President :'\! cllis joins the hundreds of enthusiastic shoppers at the Arboretum Associates annual plant sale. This years sale generated nearly ten thousand dollars tu support the before. It's an iconic beauty know if he foresaw the ever- Arboretum. Photo by Bill Bowler. spot that reflects a commit expanding range of Univer- ment by the University com sity of Idaho students and faculty. Nevertheless, the arbore munity. Perhaps most importantly, it serves as catalyst and tum he began and that others have continued to develop has reminder of our commitment to learning and to nature. provided connections to an ever-shrinking world. Today, across our University, we continue in the commit It continues with our legacy as a land-grant University ment established by Charles Shattuck and faithfully carried charged with the promotion of agriculture, forestry, and on by the Arboretum Associates and other volunteers. other arts and sciences. In 1910, the study of forestry These practices follow the spirit of Shattuck's work and the focused primarily on best practices and hardy tree species. work of many who followed after him. Increasingly, the Today, the forestry programs in our College of Natural Re learning drawn from our outdoor laboratories are mak- sources recognize the vital nature of flora and fauna in the ing their way to forests and fields of other continents as lifecycle of a healthy grove. The arboretum provides some the vision continues to grow. In addition to the beauty and of the interactive grass, shrub, and tree varieties found in diversity encompassed within the University Arboretum, is such environments. But thanks to many dedicated people, its promise of greater knowledge and improved practices for there is far more in our arboretums today than might have the world. been expected when the Shattuck Arboretum was estab lished. A special thanks to all for your commitment to this univer sity treasure. ~M. Duane Nellis, President University of Idaho Southern end of the UI Arboretum and botanical garden, aerial view, October 6, 2010. Xcriscapc Garden, Annual flower beds, parking lot, Arboretum barn, and remaining, unplanted Arboretum 19 acres for future development. The tilled field is farmed annually for weed control until funds are available for a potential Palouse Prairie reconstruction and other plantings. Arboretum Associates Donor Roll Thank you to the many generous donors who supported the University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden from Barbara Hawley FY10 Gifts in Support Gifts to Arboretum July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. A total of $36,770 was received from membership gifts, gifts for Arboretum endowments, Hill and Valley Garden Club of Projects Endowlllents and gifts to support specific Arboretum projects. Your support makes a difference. Lynda Jensen & Tim Brown Kathy Aiken & Joe Schwartz Mary DuPree & Mark Hume Arlene Jonas Anonymous Frances & Roy Ellsworth Fiscal Year 2010 Martin Fry Audrey Karpe Bank America Foundation Sue & Dave Eschen Jennifer & John 0' Laughlin Life Associates 1\1.elllbershipGifts Gem State Iris Society Mollie & Ben Beckler Joy & Doug Fisher Elizabeth Paulsen Elna & Elbert Barton Donna & Robert Hanson Carolyn Bowler Clark Gemmill Cathy & John Porter JudiBeck &.TomAlberg Life Associate Joanne & Larry Kirkland Warren Bowler Gail & Jim Hawkins Jan & David Rauk Bert Bowler Elna & Elbert Barton Rebecca & David Knapp Wilma & Edd Bowler Victoria Hawley & Jody Olson Maureen & Donald Regan Bowler Makiia & Chris Lucier Betty & Walter Kochan Beth & Michael Carpenter Peggy Jo Jones Jean &Tom Sawyer Wilma•& Edd·Bowler Phyllis & Duane Le Tourneau City of Moscow Kelsey & David Little Carise Skinner & Roger Rowley John B~rlison Sponsor Dorothy Lindsey Betty Corey Nancy & Terry McDaniel Deborah Stenkamp & Charles Swift Sharon Christoph &Christopher Marlene & Dick Johnston Cori Mantle-Bromley & Keith Winifred Dixon Meryle Kay & Gary Michael Gina & Todd Taruscio Davidson Northwestern Mutual Life Bromley Anne & Robert Dwelle Elinor Michel & Walter Ifesford Mary & Steven Ullrich Gail & Terry Eckwright Kelly & Chris Murray Roberta ..,., ·1vJJH"'~ ... ,.,., \.ilrauta.nJ Foundation, Inc. Barbara McKean Valley Garden Club Alma& William Stellmon Cynthia & Peter Mika Sally & Richard Fredericks Richard N askali MaryVoxman Ellen Thiem Nancy & Reid Miller Betty Gibb Maley Annette & Lonnie Park Shirley Newcomb Dorothy Guthrie Leonard Purdy Norma Lewis Active Patron Andriette Pieron Donna & Robert Hanson Teita & Tom Reveley Eli & Wayne Anderson Karen & Donald Burnett Darla & David Port Melva Hoffman t Beverly Rhoades Marcia Anderson & Douglas Hughes Christine & Terry Gray Anne Raunio & Scott Gilbert Pat Hungerford Elisabeth Shepard Michael Barnes Cindy Johnson Beverly Rhoades Kerry Joebgen Robert N. Steele Lois Blackburn Jan & Dick Leander Andrea Sharps & Charles Horgan Joan & George Klingler Carolyn Terteling-Payne MaryAnn & Karl Boehmke Nancy & David Lee-Painter Pearl Snider Betty & Walter Kochan Arlene Wallace Anna & Paul Conditt Julie & David Levine Nancy Sprague & William Phillips Martha Lovett & Peter Robichaud Kay & Parker Woodall Virginia & Donald Cox Joanne Sutton Robert W Steele Pauline & Roger Martin Sharon & Robert Woodhead Eloise Frank Ellen & Steven Victor Moscow Garden Club Elisabeth Zinser & Don Mackin Donor Maira Held & Dan Wahlquist Kathryn & James Whistler Patsy & John Mosman Gail Adele Melva Hoffman t James White Richard N askali Diane Arm priest Corinne Lyle Shirley Newcomb Christine Mallon Louise & Jasper Avery Sustaining Joyce & Duane Parr Marti & Bob Baron David Baker Judith Marineau Elizabeth Paulsen Elinor Michel & Walter Hesford Helen & Larry Bobisud Alane & Roger Blanchard Cathy & John Porter Jane Button Nilsa Bosque-Perez Laura Miller Kris Roby & Rodney Frey Esther Murphy Susan & John Byrne Susan & James Calvert Peg & Ronald Sack Linda & Duane Char Caroline Christenson Patricia & James Peek Violet & Ray Sawyer Beverly & Steven Poole Carol & Ken Coleman Betty Corey Jeanne & Raphael Steinhoff Mary Connelly Bert Cross Kris Roby & Rodney Frey William Stellman Hugh Cooke Kathryn & James Dunn Martha & Dan Schmidt Mary Ann & James Storms Jill & Ray Dacey Geeta & lndranath Dutta Jerry Schutz Jeanette Talbott Sidonia DeWitt Mary Fisher Teresa & Paul Scott Jane & Po-PingWong Rose Sharp Joy & Doug Fisher Sandra & John Goffinet Lucinda & Jim Fisher Dorothy Guthrie Spokane Lilac Society Sally & Richard Fredericks Ann & Willard Harwood Jeanette Talbott Julie & Martin Trail t -deceased continued City of Moscow Wisescape Award New Happenin9s in e Shattuck Arboretum he City of Moscow awarded the Arboretum's pring 2010 found the Shattuck Arboretum springing tum. This data was collected from April through July, using Xeriscape Garden its 2010 Wisescape award in the to its customary seasonal life, as it had for the past 100 a high quaility GPS unit and antenna. Ms. Brewer's project Public Facilities category. The award, created in years. Money plants bloomed, blanketing the hillside also used imagery to create road and building datasets. All 2008, recognizes people making an effort to save water with purple and white glory; Norway Maples spread their were compiled with an elevation dataset within a Geograph through efficient landscaping on the Palouse and setting ex covering leaves in shades of green; the resident owl watched ic Information System ( GIS). amples for aesthetics and resource conservation. Nominees over the well beaten paths. There was, however, something are judged on the following criteria: out of the ordinary--a geography graduate student The final map, produced with attention to arboretum user plotting the with a GPS unit. needs, displays locations of major trails and minor trails, as Design. Is it aesthetically pleasing? Does it limit tradi well as a suggested half-mile runner's loops, two art fea tional turf? Does it use efficient irrigation? In April, Christina R. Brewer, a master's student under the tures, benches, garbage receptacles, and, most importantly, direction of Dr. an extensive trail map Reduction of resources. Does it save water and require trees. It's hoped this map will increase ping effort in the Shattuck Arboretum. Its goal: a less mowing? Is there a reduction of yard waste? Re and visitor interest in the 100 year treasure of the Shattuck. new Shattuck map with accurate trails and duced labor, pesticides, and fertilizer use? 1OOth Shattuck! including locations of trees of the arbore- Soil. Are soil enhancements, such as compost and ~Christina R. Brewer mulches used? Plant selection. Are the plants suitably selected and placed within the landscape? A letter accompanying the award from Moscow mayor Nancy Chaney read,"Your vVisescape enhances the attrac tiveness of our community and sets an example for others to follow." The award's signifying engraved rock has been installed beneath the Xeriscape Garden sign. ~Paul Warnick Wisescape plaque awarded fall 2010 by the City of Moscow for the Xcriscape Garden. Historic Tree tephen Drown, Chairman of the The two existing trees arc Emerakl Landscape Architecture Depart City TM Tulip Poplar ( Liriodendron ment on campus and a member of tulipifera)'JFS-Oz', a 2009 release the faculty Arboretum Executive Com from J.F. Schmidt & Son Nursery's mittee, recently donated an historic tree trial pack program. Emerald CityTVI to the Arboretum. The tree is a seedling is described in the Schmidt 2010 grown from seed from a Tulip Poplar catalog: «A refined cultivar of our (Liriodendron tulipifera) that was planted familiar native tulip tree, this uniform in 1785 by George Washington. The growing selection is straighter and parent tree is growing at Mount Ver more upright, with a dominant central non, George Washington's home on the leader and deeper green, slightly Potomac River in Virginia. We recently glossy foliage." It will be interesting to transplanted the tree from the Drown compare the growth of these two 'new garden to the Arboretum. It was planted and improved' trees with the historic in the Eastern North American section, seedling. adjacent to two otherTulip Poplars. Chris Stephenson planting George WashingTulip Poplar. ~Paul Warnick Photo by Paul Warnick. Report from the Arboretum Associates President Report from the Horticulturist s we prepare to welcome in the New Year it is Hosta Walk on the northwest rim of the Arboretum. The n Septem the rocks. The larger timely to reflect on the events significant to the collection houses over 200 different cultivars of Hosta as ber 21st we columns weigh over Arboretum in 2010. When it appeared that difficult well as numerous other shade loving plants. dedicated 1500 pounds each, and financial times at the University of Idaho may result in the the biggest project because of the tight · Many projects lie ahead for 2011 including the continued elimination of the Arboretum's operating budget, members ever completed in the spaces and existing expansion of the Arboretum irrigation system and the of Arboretum Associates and the community of Moscow Arboretum thjs fall. plants we had to have a design and development of an entrance garden with a donor presented a unified front in opposition to this budgetary The Asian pergola is the crane lift the rocks into wall. Preparations decision. We are biggest in physical size, place. Rock by De have begun for the very grateful for cost and probably the sign, a local contractor, 2011 Arboretum their support and length of time to com installed the rocks with Associates Plant also wish to thank pletion. The project the help of the Arbore Sale which will President M. was envisioned in 1995 tum crew. The whole be held Saturday, Duane Nellis for when a collection of process went amazingly June 4, at the his rapid inter vines which grew from smoothly, with every Palouse Ice Rink vention to avert seeds collected in the thing set in place in just located in the Ro a budget elimina wild in three national over two hours. tary Veterans Me tion that many parks in China. After morial Pavilion at Of course, like many believed would fifteen years, we finally the Latah County other projects, finishing have been verv finished construction J Fairgrounds. Over the construction only harmful to the and dedicated the struc the years the plant requires more projects. Arboretum and its ture this fall. The final sale has become One of the goals of the world class col step was installing an a delight to the pergola installation lection of rare and engraved basalt col area's gardeners as Ribbon-cutting dedication of the Arboretum Pergola, September 21, 2010. Left to right: Beverly Rhoades, was to eliminate the unique plants and umn to recognize the Bob Ross, Melva Hoffman, Jan Leander (Arboretum Associates President), and UI President M. Duane Nellis. well as a valuable mowed turf grass on trees. In restoring donors that made the Photo by Richard Naskali. means of ensuring the steep slope above the Arboretum's project possible. Two the Arboretum's the pergola. The turf operating budget large columns were installed horizontally to provide bench continues success grass will be replaced with drifts of three Asian ornamental and its academic Beth Bowler Hosta Garden. Photo by Paul Warnick. seating within the pergola, along with six smaller vertical and health. grasses, along with scattered accent plantings of the striking mission President columns to set off the benches. I am guessing that most Giant Fountain Grass (Miscanthus giganteus). We have started Nellis stated clearly that the Arboretum is a treasure to this Currently there is one Member at Large position open on people would be surprised at the challenges of installing that process by preparing the site by spraying the existing community and must be treated as such. We completely the Arboretum Associates Board of Directors. Elections to concur. fill that position and any other open positions will be held at the Arboretum Associates Annual Meeting in April. Individ The construction of the pergola to support the Asian vine . uals who may be interested in serving are asked to submit a collection was completed this spring and was formally dedi letter of interest to the Arboretum Associates. cated on September 21 , 2010. In one season the vines have covered the structure making it a striking showpiece for all As always, we wish to thank Paul Warnick, Arboretum horti to enjoy. The completion of this project was made possible for his hard work and dedication to the Arbore by the generosity of Dorothy Sholl Ross and Richard Henry tum. We also remain grateful to the friends and members of Ross, Melva Hoffman, Beverly Rhoades, and Dorothy Lind Arboretum Associates whose continued generosity make it sey as well as countless others through their gifts to Arbore possible to maintain and grow the University of Idaho Arbo tum Associates. retum and Botanical Garden into the showpiece it is toclay. Visitors to the Arboretum this summer were able to enjoy a ~Jan Leander stroll through the newly developed Beth Bowler Memorial Pergola donor basalt column bench, September 20. 2010. Photo by Richard Naskali. a big change over the summer. The next past few years. In past step will be laying years two other chores out the pathways and took more time-both beds, then beginning mowing and irrigation. the site preparation. Now we are beginning The second project to see the results of is a potential demon slowly converting to stration planting of automatic irrigation Crested Wheat Grass and working toward (Agropyron cristatum), making the mow- planted in memory ing more efficient by Lee Sh~rp, late profes reducing the area we sor of Range Science mow and eliminating who worked on using as much as possible the Crested Wheat Grass time consuming areas in range restoration of hand mowing and work in Southern Ida trimming. As the Ar ho. The new planting Butterfly garden trial site. Photo by Paul Warnick. boretum continues to will incorporate some expand and the plants interpretive signage continue to grow and mature it will become even more that will explore the pros and cons of the widespread usage important to become more efficient in the basic, routine of a non-native plant in range restoration work. maintenance to allow the time necessary to maintain the All of these additional plantings are only possible through collection properly. private donations to the Arboretum. As the University's Next spring we are planning to work on two new planting budgets continue to tighten, outside support for the Arbo projects. The biggest project is the potential new butterfly retum becomes even more vital . There is a list of potential garden down at the south end of the Arboretum. This spring planting projects available for support at: http: I I www. Photo by Richard Naskali. we planted a small trial planting of some Butterfly Bushes uiweb. uidaho. edu/ arboretum/ pelfI MemorialDonations and several annual flowers to see if they will survive in the PolicyN ewAddcndum 1-25-1 O.pdf frost pocket. They a,ll thrived during the summer months; vegetation with herbicide and adding compost. This fall flowering tree cultivars from the J.F. Schmidt & Son Nurs Membership in Arboretum Associates also provides funds so, we are going to proceed a little further with the devel we started the plantings with one of the cultivars of orna ery trial pack program. that are disbursed by the Associates Board to support the opment. We insta11ed automatic irrigation at the site this mental grass, Japanese Blood Grass (lmperata cylindrica 'Red Arboretum in various wavs. We also plant over 1,500 annual flowers and grasses in sev ~ Baron') which we had propagated from existing plantings, eral beds throughout the Arboretum every year. ~Paul Warnick and accent plantings of Giant Fountain Grass. Other grasses will be purchased, and they will establish better if they are One of the reasons we continue to add new plants to the planted in the spring. collection is that every year we have to remove a number of plants. This past year has been the worst year since I began l feel strongly that the continued success of the Arboretum working in the Arboretum ten years ago for plant losses. depends on adding new plants to the collection year. The year is not over yet, and so far we have removed 161 Including the new grasses on the pergola slope and the more plants this year. The early hard frost in 2009 is probably to than 400 bulbs that were planted at the entrances this fall, blame for a number of losses, particularly in the Heather Dr. Charles Houston Shattuck's Legacy to Idaho and the we have planted more than 2, 000 'permanent' plants this collection; but there are always lots of reasons for removals. World (Part 2 of 2) will be published in a future issue of year. The new plants include 120 Hosta (31 are new minia ture cultivars), additions to the European Clematis collec After reviewing records for the past year, I am a little sur AtborNotes. tion, new groundcover roses, more Southern Idaho native prised to find that the crew actually spent more hours prun wildflowers in the xeriscape garden, and new shade and ing in the Arboretum than any other single activity. That is