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Vol. 37 Numbers 1 & 2 | Published by the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOTANICAL GARDEN at Berkeley | Winter / Spring 2012 Nationally Recognized Collections of the Garden n addition to being a place of great beauty, even a casual particular collection. The application process includes a site DFTXDLQWDQFHRIWKH*DUGHQZLOONQRZWKDWZHDUHMXVWL¿DEO\ UHYLHZE\RXWVLGHH[SHUWVZKRFRQ¿UPDVSHFWVRIWKHFROOHFWLRQ proud of our plant collection! The Garden houses one of and might make suggestions about strengthening a particular the most diverse plant collections in North America. A application. Participating gardens commit to making their I “benchmark” survey revealed collections available to support that the Garden contains the largest research, and to work with other number of wild collected plants of gardens to ensure the preservation of any North American public garden. this specially designated plant material. About 65% of the collection is The NAPCC recognizes several types of known wild origin. This is of collections, including those with particularly valuable to researchers broad taxonomic representation as well DQGWRWKRVHZRUNLQJLQWKH¿HOG as conservation-oriented collections of plant conservation because focused on genetic diversity. Garden materials obtained from wild collections are acknowledged for sources represent the natural gene their individual merit, either on their pool of these plants. own, or as part of a multi-institution A number of countries, consortium. including Great Britain and NAPCC status has been achieved for Australia, have programs for three Garden collections to date: oaks the recognition of “national” (Quercus), magnolias (Magnolia), collections. In North America, and cycads (Order Cycadales). Our recognition by the North American oaks and magnolias are part of multi- Plant Collection Consortium institution collections, each involving (NAPCC) comes close to the participation of many gardens. conferring national status on public Collaboration by multiple gardens is garden collections. The NAPCC particularly useful for large, woody is a joint program of the American plants (e.g. trees) with a broad (e.g. Public Gardens Association and worldwide) distribution. No single the United States Department of garden can represent the diversity of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Magnolia dealbata ƪ‘™‡”•‹ƒ›‹–Š‡ oaks, which are distributed widely Service. The goal of this network ‡š‹ ƒȀ‡–”ƒŽ‡”‹ ƒ”‡ƒǤ across the northern hemisphere, with a of public gardens is to “coordinate few ranging south to Malaysia and to Photo by Holly Forbes a continent-wide approach to plant northern South America. germplasm preservation and to Trees can require a lot of room, and promote high standards of collection management.” each garden has space for only so many. Additionally, with Gardens apply for membership in the NAPCC, and such a broad geographic range, cultural and climatic conditions DFKLHYLQJ1$3&&VWDWXVDFNQRZOHGJHVWKHVLJQL¿FDQFHRID determine which species can be grown in any given garden. In 2 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

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single, multi-site collection. Doing so will facilitate conservation and research collaboration among the gardens, and several other gardens with strong cycad collections may join as well. The Garden’s cycad collection is very broad, containing all recognized genera of cycads worldwide. We have a particular strength in the genus Encephalartos from southern Africa, including a number of very endangered species. We are focused on the conservation importance of this collection, and are working to establish a breeding program for our plants in collaboration with fellow NAPCC gardens and collaborators in South Africa. Garden staff recently submitted our fern Š‡–Ǥ—”’”‹•‡ › ƒ†ȋCycas platyphyllaȌ‹•ƒ–‹˜‡–‘—‡‡•Žƒ†Ǥ collection for recognition by the NAPCC. With about Photo by Holly Forbes 450 taxa and 500 accessions, we grow ferns in all the oak consortium, many eastern U.S. gardens have collections nine of our biogeographical collections. We also grow from eastern North America and northeastern Asia. We have ferns in the Aquatic Plant Display, the Xerophytic Fern Display, oaks in our Californian, Asian, Eastern North American, and in our greenhouse-based tropical collections. The Garden Mediterranean and Mexican/Central American Areas. The is particularly known for its collection of desert growing, or particular strength we bring to this consortium lies in our wild xerophytic ferns. We plan to expand our holdings of these unique collected material from Mexico and Central America, and also ferns. plus explore the conservation issues related to rare and/or from California. endangered native Californian ferns. Similarly, the genus Magnolia is widely distributed in Participation in the NAPCC has given the Garden the Asia, North America, and northern South America. The Garden opportunity to collaborate with gardens across North America, KDVD¿QHFROOHFWLRQRIPDJQROLDVIURP$VLDDQG(DVWHUQ1RUWK enhancing our role in plant conservation nationally. Garden America. The magnolia consortium staff are directly involved in NAPCC is particularly enhanced by the administration. Curator Holly Forbes Garden’s strength in wild collected is both a site reviewer and recruiter, material from Mexico and Central encouraging west coast gardens to America. Nationally, the NAPCC become members of the organization. multi-institution Magnolia consortium Associate Director Chris Carmichael includes both wild collected material is the current chair of the NAPCC and many of the beautiful cultivars Committee for the American Public that are important to the horticulture Gardens Association. Working trade, though these are not broadly with the NAPCC also provides featured in our garden. international recognition, which may The Garden’s cycads lead to further avenues of achieving are one of four cycad collections our conservation mission. recognized by the NAPCC; the other More information on the NAPCC and three being Ganna Walska Lotusland Quercus rugosa‹•‹–Š‡‡š‹ ƒȀ‡–”ƒŽ its member collections is available (Montecito, CA) and the Fairchild ‡”‹ ƒ”‡ƒǤ on the American Public Gardens Association website: Tropical Botanical Garden and Š‘–‘„›‡Žƒ‹‡ ‘ơƒ the Montgomery Botanical Center http://www.publicgardens.org/ (both in Coral Gables, FL). Each of these institutions applied content/what-napcc separately, highlighting the fact that the NAPCC recognizes —Chris Carmichael excellence in plant collections and curatorial practice in multiple gardens growing the same group of plants. The four NAPCC cycad collections are exploring the possibility of forming a Winter / Spring 2012 3 EDUCATION

he Garden is pleased to be installing new signs in our our school Pollinator tour, and our ethnobotanical Foods of the Crops of World Garden this spring. This is part of a Americas program. larger project that has been on-going at the Garden The organization of the plantings in the Crops of the T in creating signs for each area that help interpret the :RUOG*DUGHQUHÀHFWVWKH*DUGHQ¶VWKHPHDWODUJHJURXSLQJSODQWV FROOHFWLRQWRYLVLWRUV7KHVLJQVUHÀHFWDFRQWLQXLW\RIGHVLJQ geographically by place of wild origin. Six signs were developed and are presented on durable outdoor-exhibit quality material. for the six different geographical planting beds by a team of docents The project was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library and staff, with input from a variety of audiences. Services. Each sign accomplished two main objectives: to reveal GRPHVWLFDWLRQRULJLQVRIVLJQL¿FDQWFURSSODQWV "
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new geographic bed signs are: 1) Asia – Trade and Crop Plant Dispersal The rich educational topics embodied in this particular 2) Europe – Plant Domestication and Families area of garden make it a special resource for tours, classes, 3) North America – Pollinators and Their Importance programs, and the public. Most of the plants featured are edibles 4) South America – Biodiversity and the Preservation of Varieties - fruits, grains, vegetables, and herbs. A few are valuable for 5) Mexico/ Central America – Polyculture vs. Monoculture Farming other purposes, such as mulberry trees as silkworm food and 6) Africa – Sustainable Gardening Practices cork oaks as a source for cork. In developing the content for the signs, consideration was given for the many educational ways An additional seventh sign welcomes and introduces visitors to the this area of the garden is used. Some examples include the UC Crops of the World Garden and its organization. Berkeley Biology 1b classes studying the Brassicaceae family, Crops are plants that have an intriguing history and are a part of our daily lives. We hope you will visit our Crops of the :RUOG*DUGHQDQGH[SHULHQFH¿UVWKDQGRXUODWHVWHGXFDWLRQDO addition. —Christine Manoux

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n preparing for this report, I for almost a year without major issues, but we continue to reviewed the status of the Garden monitor and expand the efforts. This ‘green’ program recently that I reported in our newsletter last EHQH¿WHGE\WKHDFTXLVLWLRQRIDVSHFLDOHOHFWULFDOZRUNYHKLFOH Ifall. I was reminded how quickly that will serve to help distribute the necessary sprays, and things can change. For example, I want to thank Norman and Janet Pease for their generous ironically, I began my report in the last support of these needs, another example of how the Garden newsletter with “After one of the wettest depends on your support. and longest rainy seasons in more than a Tree adoptions are an exciting new way to support GHFDGH«´WKH*DUGHQÀRXULVKHG1RZ the Garden. Adopted trees will receive an interpretive panel I can say that after one of the driest Photo by Muinat Kemi Amin that also recognizes the donor. See more information later fall and early winter seasons on record, the Garden continues to in this edition. I am pleased to report that our membership ÀRXULVKPDQ\SODQWVGLVSOD\DSURORQJHGJURZLQJDQGÀRZHULQJ has continued to grow, evidence, I believe, that the public season. We hope for sunny weather on the upcoming spring sale is becoming increasingly aware of the value of the Garden. Membership is key to any cultural institution and we are making efforts to improve member relations. We are particularly proud of the large number of you who have been loyal members for many years, and to recognize this allegiance, we have formed the Magnolia Circle, which will formally recognize members of 10 or more years duration. Speaking of “getting the word out”, after a year spent lobbying campus and getting four other KLOOXQLWVWRVKDUHLQWKHH[SHQVHZHKDYH¿QDOO\ VXFFHHGHGLQJHWWLQJWKH¿UVWGLUHFWLRQDOVLJQWR guide those coming from east of the Caldecott Tunnel. The fastest route is the Fish Ranch Road exit from Highway 24 to Grizzly Peak and then to Magnolia tamaulipana‹•’Žƒ–‡†‹–Š‡‡š‹ ƒȀ‡–”ƒŽ‡”‹ ƒ”‡ƒǤ the Garden. The route was confusing because most GPS maps did not recognize or recommend this Š‘–‘„› ƒ‡–‹ŽŽ‹ƒ• route and there was no signage to guide people. I hope this new sign will make our visitors from ‘over April 27-28. Please remember that we are offering a wealth of the hills’ (e.g., Orinda, Moraga, Walnut Creek, Lafayette) more choice material on our plant sales deck daily; you don’t have welcome. We should be their destination Garden. to wait. Finally, a word about our efforts to expand the appeal of In the last newsletter, I also proudly reported that our the Garden through new venues like music and art. Our summer outstanding cycad collection had just received recognition by concert series was increasingly well attended last summer and the North American Plant Collection Consortium. I am now we plan another interesting program this year; typically on pleased to report that we have since received similar recognition Thursday evenings in the Mather Redwood Grove amphitheater. for our special Magnolia collection (44 accessions, 37 kinds, Our 3rd annual exhibition of Botanical Illustrations held in 12 of which are endangered). We are continuing to put together January was again a grand success. I am excited to call your applications to recognize the other in-depth collections we attention to a major art installation this summer. Please visit our support, such as our ferns. I believe these awards provide website to learn about “Natural Discourse”, a coming together of additional evidence of the importance of the UC Botanical many artists working in a variety of materials. Garden as a national treasure. —Paul Licht I spoke earlier about our ongoing efforts to transition from inorganic fertilizers and other chemicals to a more complete organic regime of plant care. We had some concern about the implications of the switch; it’s hard to break old habits. We have now been using our compost tea and organic fertilizers Winter / Spring 2012 5 ART IN THE GARDEN Natural Discourse Botanical Illustrations Artists, Architects, Scientists & Poets in the Garden Opening to the public ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡ —Ž›͙͜ǡ͚͙͚͘ Natural Discourse is a collaborative project between the Garden ƒ†ƒ—Ž–‹Ǧ†‹• ‹’Ž‹ƒ”›‰”‘—’‘ˆƒ”–‹•–•ǡ™”‹–‡”•ƒ†”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”•Ǥ —”ƒ–‡†„›ƒ”›‡ ”‹‡Žƒ†Š‹”Ž‡›ƒ––•ǡ–Š‡‡šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ ™‹ŽŽˆ‡ƒ–—”‡ƒ”–‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘•‹ƒ†ƒ„‘—––Š‡ ƒ”†‡ǡ’‘‡–”› and more.

Participating artists include: Mary Anne Friel Todd Gilens Š”‡‡‹ƒ‰‡•™‡”‡ Š‘•‡ˆ”‘–Š‡Žƒ–• ŽŽ—•–”ƒ–‡† Nadia Hironaka ‡šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ˆ‘”‡™‰”‡‡–‹‰ ƒ”†• Andrew Kudless ‡‹•‡‡™ƒ Illustrations (ˆ”‘Ž–‘”) by Marilyn Danny Swanson, Peggy Irvine and Deborah O’Grady ƒ”‹ƒ‡ ‡Ž‹ƒ ”‡‡ƒ Ronald Rael Virginia San Fratello Matt Suib Our Faunal Guide has been receiving excellent press and is now Shirley Alexandra Watts being sold at several locations around the Bay area. To show that Hazel White the Garden is not only about plants, six illustrations were added Gail Wight –‘‘—”‘ơ‡”‹‰•‘ˆ‰”‡‡–‹‰ ƒ”†•Ǥ‡Šƒ˜‡ˆ‘—†–Šƒ–„‘–Š–Š‡ ƒ‹ƒƒ‘–‘ ‰—‹†‡ƒ† ƒ”†•ƒ‡‡š ‡ŽŽ‡–‰‹ˆ–•Ǥ Learn more at NaturalDiscourse.org

Artist Nami Yamamoto writes about her Natural Discourse project saying, “According to a Japanese legend that I learned as a child, the immortal wizard Ǯ‡‹ǯ’‡”ˆ‘”‡†‹”ƒ Ž‡•‹Š‹• solitary existence, sustained only by –Š‡‘—–ƒ‹ˆ‘‰–Šƒ–•Š”‘—†‡†Š‹• mornings and evenings. A similar tale ƒ„‡–‘Ž†‘ˆ–Š‡ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒ‡†™‘‘† tree, also immortally old and no less miraculous in its size and •ƒ’Ž‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡•‹š’Žƒ–‡••‡Ž‡ –‡†ˆ‘”‰”‡‡–‹‰ ƒ”†•ˆ”‘ Šƒ”ƒ –‡”ǡ™Š‹ Š”‡ ‡‹˜‡•ƒ•‹‰‹Ƥ ƒ–’‘”–‹‘ȋ͛͘Ǧ͘͜άȌ‘ˆ‹–• –Š‡͙͞–‘–ƒŽ–Šƒ–†‡’‹ ––Š‡ ‘‘ˆƒ—ƒ‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ•–ƒ› ™ƒ–‡”•—’’Ž›ˆ”‘‘‹•–—”‡†‡”‹˜‡†ˆ”‘–Š‡ˆ‘‰”‘ŽŽ‹‰‹ ‹ŽŽ•‹–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ǯ•‰—‹†‡Ǥ ˆ”‘–Š‡‘ ‡ƒǤŠ‹Ž‡–Š‹•ƒƒŽ‘‰‘—•”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’‹•’—”‡Ž› Illustrations by Dana Gardner poetic, it started me thinking about working with this ‘ ‡’–‘ˆ™ƒ–‡” ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‰ƒ•–Š‡„ƒ•‹•ˆ‘”› ‘–”‹„—–‹‘ to Natural Discourse. New brochures Dz›’”‘Œ‡ – ‘•‹•–•‘ˆ ”‡ƒ–‹‰ƒ•‹–‡Ǧ•’‡ ‹Ƥ ™‘”‡–‹–Ž‡† A revised English language version and a new Mandarin ‘Fog Catcher’ using netting technology to emulate the Coastal language tour brochure were ‡†™‘‘†ǯ•’”‘ ‡••‘ˆ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‰™ƒ–‡”ǡƒ†’”‘˜‹†‹‰„‘–Šƒ completed this winter for ˜‹•—ƒŽŽ›•–”‹‹‰ƒ†ˆ— –‹‘ƒŽ‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘ˆ‘”–Š‡†—”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ the Chinese Medicinal Herb the exhibition.” Garden. ‡ƒ†‘”‡ƒ†™ƒ– Šƒ‘˜‹‡ƒ–ƒ‹ǯ•™‡„•‹–‡ǣ http://www.usaprojects.org/project/fog_catcher_working_title 6 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley UCBG’s Compost RQWKHJRDOLQWKH¿HOG)RUH[DPSOHIXQJLDQGEDFWHULDDUH Tea Program – particularly effective at disease suppression on leaf surfaces, ZKLOHSURWR]RDDQGEHQH¿FLDOQHPDWRGHVDUHPRUHHIIHFWLYHDW Greening the Garden going after things like destructive nematodes in the soil.

or about a year now, the Garden has been brewing and applying compost tea to various areas of the plant collection. This project is a key component in our overall FIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) efforts to use low- impact “green” methods and techniques. The underlying principle behind compost tea lies in WKHSRWHQWLDOGLVHDVHVXSSUHVVLQJFDSDELOLWLHVRIWKHEHQH¿FLDO microbes that it contains, these mostly consisting of fungi, bacteria, nematodes and protozoa. In brief, our compost tea is brewed in the following way: compost is “cooked” down from site-sourced biomass, and this material is then aged and screened for use. We also make, or I should say worms make, rich vermi-compost aka worm castings, from compost and aged horse manure, in a large commercial grade worm bin. These ‘’‘•––‡ƒ–”ƒ‹‹‰Ǥ WZRFRPSRVWVDUHSODFHGLQWRD¿QHPHVKEDJDQGDUHVRDNHG Photo by Paul Licht and kneaded in a 5 gallon bucket of water. The resulting “tea” is then added to our 100 gallon tea brewer vat. To this we add The basic idea is that by providing air, water and RUJDQLF¿VKDQGNHOSHPXOVLRQVDQGDGDVKRIKXPLFDFLG7KH QXWULHQWVWKHEHQH¿FLDOPLFUREHVZLOOSURSDJDWHH[SRQHQWLDOO\ ¿VKDQGNHOSDFWDVIRRGVRXUFHVIRUWKHPLFUREHVLQWKHWDQN in the vat, resulting in a tea that acts as a powerful disease and the humic acid helps to counteract the negative effects of suppressant when applied to leaves and the soil. Additionally, chloramines in our water. This slurry is then vigorously aerated ZHFDQDGGH[WUDRUJDQLFIHUWLOL]HUVVXFKDVPRUH¿VKDQGNHOS by means of an electric pump for 24 to 48 hours. Aeration or even biological additives such as Actinovate (Streptomyces duration can be manipulated to produce brews that may be lydicus DQDWXUDOO\RFFXUULQJEHQH¿FLDOEDFWHULXPWKDWZRUNV heavier in one type of microbes and not another, depending to suppress antagonistic pathogens like Phytophthora, the agent that can cause Sudden Oak Death and other diseases. &RPSRVWWHDLVEHQH¿FLDOERWKRQOHDIVXUIDFHVWR slow pathogen incursion and as a way to add fertility and microbes to soils – these together working to support overall plant and soil health. The tea brewing equipment was purchased with a grant from Cal’s Green Initiative Fund, and our current intern, who is brewing and applying the tea, has been funded by a grant from the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability. Our use of compost tea allowed us to reduce or eliminate reliance on synthetic fungicides and fertilizers. This, along with overall plant and soil health, are the main goals of the project and are a key component of our IPM efforts. We are very aware of our role as stewards of the watershed in this part of the canyon, and are encouraged by the prospect of making environmental gains by utilizing this humble yet ‡ƒ•‡‘„‹Ž‡ƒ† ‘’‘•––‡ƒǤ sophisticated organic technology.

Photo by Paul Licht —Anthony Garza Winter / Spring 2012 7

Lapageria roseaǮ›”–Ž‡‘Žˆǯ•‹Ǥǯ Myrtle R. Wolf This is a pale pink, whose color darkens to medium pink with FROGWHPSHUDWXUHVKHUHLQWKH%D\$UHDKLOOV7KHÀRZHULV (1913 – 2012) typically 8 cm. long and 5 cm. wide. 7KLVFXOWLYDULVQRWGLI¿FXOWWRURRWIURP he Garden and broader horticulture community lost cuttings and has a vigorous habit and a long time friend and supporter in March. Myrtle’s LVÀRULIHURXV,WRULJLQDWHGIURP(G contributions to the Garden are numerous and varied. Carmen of Los Gatos and thrives in T As a young girl, Myrtle used to ride her horse in the Mrs. Myrtle Wolf’s garden in the Berkeley hills during the time when a dairy farm preceded the Berkeley hills. This cultivar is a siting of the Garden in Strawberry Canyon. She received her BA relatively fast grower. UCBG web site in Botany in 1935 and her teaching credential in 1936, followed by a career teaching in the Oakland Schools and as a counselor Arctostaphylos pajaroensisǮ›”–Ž‡‘Žˆǯ at Juvenile Hall. She worked with UCB Prof. Herbert L. Mason Collected in habitat in 1982 by on an elementary school science project, co-authoring with him Garden Horticulturist Roger “Botany for Beginners” for early elementary levels” in 1966. Raiche in Manzanita Park, Early on, Myrtle was instrumental in developing near Prunedale, this selection plant sales to support the Garden. She was a tireless volunteer warranted special recognition. propagating plants and raising funds for Garden projects. She

was indefatigable in securing funding for the renovation of the DOSLQHIHOO¿HOG  DQGWKHVHUSHQWLQH Roger Raiche plant communities display (1992) in the - California Area. As a long-time member Rhododendron occidentale ‘Myrt’s Blush’ of the California Native Plant Society, Roger Raiche and I found that plant together on Fiddler (DVW%D\&KDSWHUVKHLQÀXHQFHGWKH Mountain in S. Oregon – not too far from Cave Junction. Fiddler chapter grants committee to contribute Mountain is a remarkable serpentine funds in support of the Garden’s biennial mountain inhabited by the likes of seed exchange and toward interpretation Dicentra oregana, Silene hookeri, ›”–Ž‡‘Žˆ of the California Area. Iris bracteata, Lilium bolanderi, etc. An oral history of Myrtle was We found the azaleas along the edge Photo by provided by of a meadow where springs came ‘ƒ•‘Žˆ completed by Mary Mead in 1991, “Myrtle R. Wolf, Memories of Early out at the base of the serpentine Years and Development of the California Native Plant Society, VORSHV7KHPHDGRZHGJHZDV¿OOHG 1966-1991.” Copies of this work are in the Regional Oral with stands of wild azalea, many of +LVWRU\2I¿FHRIWKH%DQFURIW/LEUDU\DQGLQWKH:ROI/LEUDU\DW which exhibited varying shades of the Garden. Here Myrtle is quoted from this work: “Ultimately SLQN:HVHOHFWHGDSDUWLFXODUO\ORYHO\DQGKHDYLO\ÀRZHUHGIRUP it all boils down to education of the public about our heritage of and together shared how much Myrt would have loved the color - WKHZRQGHUIXOGLYHUVL¿HGÀRUDRI&DOLIRUQLDDQGLWVLPSRUWDQFHWR she was a fan of pink. It was a logical next step to name the plant the state.” LQKRQRURIVRPHRQHZKRERWKORYHGDJRRGSLQNÀRZHUHGSODQW The Myrtle R. Wolf Botanical & Horticultural Library and also, and more importantly, cultivated the love of native was dedicated in 2004 in the Garden’s Administrative Resources plants in both of us. Center. Funded by friends and supporters, it now houses over ‘—–•‘ǡ ”Ǥ 3,200 books and journals, and was electronically catalogued by a cadre of professional library volunteers led by Barbara HardenbergiaǮ›”–Ž‡‘Žˆǯ Haxo Phillips. The Wolf Library serves the immediate Garden The woman for whom we named this selection is one of the community of staff, volunteers, and members, and is also patron saints of horticulture. It cropped up as a seedling in her available to university students and other researchers using the garden and is almost certainly a hybrid between H. comptoniana Garden. and H. violacea. Most, not all, of the leaves are divided into Her passion for plants and people was recognized many WKUHHOHDÀHWVEXWWKHVHDUHEURDGDQGDQJOHGOLNHWKHOHDYHVRI times over. She mentored many horticulturists, inspiring the H. violacea,WLVTXLWHÀRULIHURXVDQGKDVÀRZHUVFRORUHGDULFK naming of several plant cultivars in her honor. deep violet. —Holly Forbes ‡˜‹‹–Š Suncrest Nursery 8 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley RESEARCH

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Libing Zhang, research associate at the Missouri Botanical Garden, received 54 samples of fern fronds dried in silica for his research on the relationships within the brake fern family (Pteridaceae) and the fern family Dryopteridaceae.

”‘ˆǤ‡–•—‘Š‹Ǧ‘‘,‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ‘›‘, received dried leaves of Vaccinium gaultheriifolium from the Asian Area for his research into the relationships of the genus Agapetes (heath family, Ericaceae).

••‹•–ƒ–”‘ˆ‡••‘” Cindy Looy (‡’ƒ”–‡– ‘ˆ –‡‰”ƒ–‹˜‡‹‘Ž‘‰›), with collaborators Scott Fuchsia boliviana‹•‹–Š‡‘—–Š‡”‹ ƒ”‡ƒǤ Wing (Research Scientist Š‘–‘„›‡Žƒ‹‡ ‘ơƒ and Curator,‹–Š•‘‹ƒ is a plant ecologist studying the response of Paleozoic plants Institution), and Andrew to environmental change during periods of mass extinction and ‹‡ˆ‡†‘”ˆ (‡’ƒ”–‡– deglaciation. ‘ˆ ‡‘Ž‘‰›ǡ‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ Cincinnati) received 45 ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡”‘ˆ‡••‘” Ǥ›ƒ–‡™ƒ”–, ”‹‰Šƒ‘—‰ samples of small branches University, received pups of several Agave species for research from the Garden for their into biofuel potential. study characterizing the amount and type of leaf ”‘ˆǤŒ‹”•–‡ƒ›ƒ, ‡’ƒ”–‡–‘ˆŠ‡‹•–”›, waxes and terpenoids found ”•Ǥ†”‡™‹‡ˆ‡†‘”ˆƒ† —„‘Ž†––ƒ–‡‹˜‡”•‹–›UHFHLYHGÀRZHUVRIJLDQW in a variety of conifers. All  ‘––‹‰ trillium (Trillium the samples must be from chloropetalum) and Photo by Justin Dodd one location because climate white trillium (T. may play an important role albidum) for her in altering the chemical patterns detected. The Garden’s very research into the diverse holdings of conifers are the ideal source for their project. chemistry of their Drs. Wing and Diefendorf collected samples in December when ÀRUDOIUDJUDQFH they were here for the annual geophysicist’s union held in San Francisco.

Dr. Looy and post-doc ”Ǥ‡•‹‹” ŠŠ‘Ž–‡• continue to receive conifer samples for development of a phytolith reference Trillium chloropetalum‹•ƒ„—†ƒ–‘–Š‡ collection. Phytoliths are silicon structures that grow within and ƒ‘ŽŽǤ between plant cells and are stable in the fossil record. Dr. Looy Photo by Holly Forbes PROGRAMS &EVENTS

Sick Plant Clinic Š‡ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘ ‹”•–ƒ–—”†ƒ›‘ˆƒ Š‘–Š͡ƒǦ‘‘ ‡†‡•†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͜ǡ͙Ǧ͚ǣ͛͘’ǤǤ ”‡‡Ǣ‘”‡•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǥ Join Horticulturists Ken Bates and Ben †‡”•‘ˆ‘”ƒ–‘—”–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒ Area, the Garden’s largest collection. ‘–ŠŽ›—––‡”ƪ›ƒŽ• ‡‡ƒ–‹˜‡ƪ‘”ƒˆ”‘†‹˜‡”•‡”‡‰‹‘•‘ˆ ͜–Š—‡•†ƒ›‘ˆ‡ƒ Š‘–Šƒ” Š–Š”‘—‰Š –‘„‡”ǡ͛Ǧ͜’ –Š‡•–ƒ–‡Ǥ‡’”‡•‡–‹‰ Ž‘•‡–‘‘‡Ǧ Join Sally Levinson, Garden volunteer propagator,, “—ƒ”–‡”‘ˆ–Š‡•–ƒ–‡ǯ•ƒ–‹˜‡•’‡ ‹‡•ǡ docent and caterpillar lady, as she the U.C. Botanical Garden showcases guides you through the collection ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–•’‡ ‹‡• ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘•‘ˆ ‹•‡ƒ” Š‘ˆ„—––‡”ƪ‹‡•ǤSpace is ƒ–‹˜‡ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒ’Žƒ–•ƒ›™Š‡”‡ǤFree; Ž‹‹–‡†ǤŠ‹Ž†”‡™‡Ž ‘‡Ǥ ”‡‡ ‡„‡”•‘Ž›Ǣ”‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǥ ™‹–Š ƒ”†‡ƒ†‹••‹‘Ǥ ‡„‡”•ǯƒŽǣThe Herb Garden Fiber & Dye Exhibition Š—”•†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͙͡ǡ͙Ǧ͚ǣ͛͘’ ƒ” Š͚͜Ȃ’”‹Ž͠ǡ͙͘ƒǦ͜’ DzŠ‡”„dz‹•ƒ’Žƒ–™‹–ŠƒŠ‹•–‘”›‘ˆŠ—ƒ—•‡ǡ‘ˆ–‡ˆ”‘ Š‡„‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–›‘ˆ’Žƒ–Ǧ„ƒ•‡†Ƥ„‡”•ƒ††›‡•‹• ƒ ‹‡––‹‡•Ǥ ‘‹ ‘”–‹ —Ž–—”‹•–Žƒ‹‡‡†Žƒ ˆ‘”ƒ–‘—”‘ˆ vast. The Botanical Garden invites you to learn more –Š‡ ‡”„ ƒ”†‡Ǥ ‘—–‡”ƒ™‡ƒŽ–Š‘ˆˆ”ƒ‰”ƒ–ƒ† —Ž‹ƒ”› ƒ„‘—––Š‡™‘”Ž†‘ˆƒ–—”ƒŽƤ„‡”•ƒ††›‡•Ǥ ”‘ ’Žƒ–•‘–Š‹•™ƒŽ‹ Ž—†‹‰ˆƒ‹Ž‹ƒ”Š‡”„•ȋ”‘•‡ƒ”›ƒ†

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Cal Day National Public Gardens Day Saturday, April 21, 9 am -5 pm ”‹†ƒ›ǡƒ›͙͙ǡ͡ƒǦ͝’ ‘‹ ƒ”†‡†‘ ‡–•ˆ‘”ˆ”‡‡Žƒ–•‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘”Ž†–‘—”•–Š”‘—‰Š‘—––Š‡†ƒ›ƒ•ƒ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ–Š‹• ƒ’—•Ǧ™‹†‡‡˜‡–Ǥ‹•‹–‘”•™‹ŽŽ enjoy hands-on activities, demonstrations and special discounts. Stroll through the Garden, visit the Garden Shop, relax Come celebrate National Public Gardens Day with UCBG! ™‹–Š›‘—”ˆƒ‹Ž›ƒ†ˆ”‹‡†•ǡƒ†ƒ›„‡‡˜‡’‹ —’ƒ‡™ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ—„Ž‹  ƒ”†‡•ƒ›‹•ƒ ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡”‹ ƒǯ•’—„Ž‹  ’ƒ••‹‘ˆ‘”Š‘”–‹ —Ž–—”‡Ǩ‘—”•ƒ–͙͙ƒǡ͙͚’ǡ͙’ǡ͚’. gardens and their important role in promoting environmental ”‡‡ ƒ”†‡ƒ†‹••‹‘ˆ‘”‡˜‡”›‘‡Ǩ stewardship and awareness, plant and water conservation and education. ‡––‡” ‘‡•ƒ† ƒ”†‡•ƒ‰ƒœ‹‡‘ơ‡”•  ”‡ƒ†‡”•ƒˆ”‡‡ƒ†‹••‹‘ ‘—’‘ˆ‘”–™‘–‘˜‹•‹–’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‰ Spring Plant Sale ’—„Ž‹ ‰ƒ”†‡•‘ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ—„Ž‹  ƒ”†‡•ƒ›ȋ˜‹•‹––Š‡‹” ‡„‡”•ǯ”‡˜‹‡™ƒŽ‡ǣ ™‡„•‹–‡ƒ–„Š‰Ǥ ‘ˆ‘” ‘—’‘ȌǤ‡™‹ŽŽ„‡ˆ‡ƒ–—”‹‰•’‡ ‹ƒŽ ”‹†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͚͟ǡ͝Ǧ͟ǣ͛͘’ tours and activities throughout the day. There will be docent- spring Ž‡†–‘—”•ƒ–͙͙ƒƒ†͙’Ž‡ƒ˜‹‰ˆ”‘–Š‡ ƒ”†‡•Š‘’ǤFree —„Ž‹ ƒŽ‡ǣ plant sale2012 ƒ†‹••‹‘™‹–Š  ‘—’‘Ǥ r cheve ia sp. E Ph ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͚͠ǡ͙͘ƒǦ͚’ ot o b y B r

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•‡Ž–‹”†‹‰ƒŽƒ†”‡ƒˆƒ•– ƒ–—”†ƒ›ƒ›͝ǡ͡Ǧ͙͙ǣ͛͘ƒ ‘‹–Š‡ƪ‘ ‘ˆ„‹”†‡–Š—•‹ƒ•–• –‘‡Œ‘›–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ǯ•„‹”†Ž‹ˆ‡™‹–Š Š‹Žƒ‘‰‡”•ǡ‡š’‡”–„‹”†‡”ǡƒ†Š”‹• Š‹•Šƒ†•Ǧ‘™‘”•Š‘’™‹ŽŽ‹–”‘†— ‡ Š‹Ž†”‡–‘–Š‡Œ‘›‘ˆ ƒ”‹ Šƒ‡Žǡ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡‹”‡ –‘”‘ˆ natural dyes while they make their own patterns on eggs with Collections and Horticulture. Event brilliant plant-based colors. Registration required; $12, $8 ‹ Ž—†‡•Ž‹‰Š–„”‡ƒˆƒ•–Ǥ ‡ƒ˜›”ƒ‹ ‡„‡”•Ǥ”‹ ‡‹ Ž—†‡•͜‡‰‰•Ǥ cancels walk. Registration required; ‡„‡”• ‘Ž›Ǣˆ”‡‡. ƒ„—Ž‘—• Ž‘™‡”•ǣWalk & Workshop ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡƒ›͙͚ǡ͙͘ƒǦ‘‘ ‹”‡•ƒˆ‡ ƒ”†‡•›’‘•‹— ƒ‡ƒƪ‘”‹ˆ‡”‘—•™ƒŽ–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡ —†ƒ›ǡƒ›͞ǡ͡ǣ͛͘ƒȂ͙͚ǣ͛͘’ Garden, learn about pollinators, and ‹–Šƒ†‹˜‡”•‡ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘ˆ”‘ƒ”‡ƒ•ƒ”‘—†–Š‡™‘”Ž†–Šƒ– ƒ‡ƒ‘‡Ǧ‘ˆǦƒǦ‹†ƪ‘™‡”Ǧ–Š‡‡† •Šƒ”‡ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒǯ•‡†‹–‡””ƒ‡ƒ Ž‹ƒ–‡ǡ–Š‡ ƒ”†‡‘ơ‡”• ‰‹ˆ–Ǧ’‡”ˆ‡ –ˆ‘”‘–Š‡”ǯ•ƒ›Ǩ ƒ‹†‡ƒŽ•‹–‡–‘Ž‡ƒ”ƒ„‘—–ƒ‹‰›‘—”‰ƒ”†‡•ƒˆ‡ˆ”‘ ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡ ‘‡†‡†Ǣ ™‹Ž†Ƥ”‡Ǥ ‘‹Š‡”›Ž‹ŽŽ‡”ǡˆ”‘–Š‡‹ƒ„Ž‘ ‹”‡ƒˆ‡‘— ‹Ž †”‘’Ǧ‹•™‡Ž ‘‡Ǣ͙͚͆ǡ͆͠‡„‡”•Ǥ ƒ†Ž‘ ƒŽƤ”‡ƒ‰‡ ‹‡•–‘‡š’Ž‘”‡Š‘™™‹Ž†Ƥ”‡ƒơ‡ –•‘—” neighborhoods and wildlands. This workshop will include a –‘—”‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ”†‡–‘‡š’Ž‘”‡’Žƒ– Šƒ”ƒ –‡”‹•–‹ •ƒ†‘–Š‡” Tree Tales ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡•–Šƒ–‹ ”‡ƒ•‡–Š‡ Šƒ ‡‘ˆ›‘—”Š‘‡•—”˜‹˜‹‰ —†ƒ›ǡ —‡͙͟ǡ͙͙Ǧ͙͚ǣ͛͘’ ƒ™‹Ž†Ƥ”‡ǤŠ‡ Ǧ‹ƒ–͡ƒ™‹–Š ‘ơ‡‡ƒ†’ƒ•–”‹‡•ǡ‡˜‡– Palm trees, oaks, empress trees, speakers begin at ͡ǣ͛͘ƒ. ͚͆͘ǡ͙͚͆‡„‡”•ǡ•–ƒơǡ redwoods, maples, monkey- ˆƒ —Ž–›ǡ•–—†‡–•Ǥ puzzles and more! In one ƒˆ–‡”‘‘›‘— ƒ‡š’Ž‘”‡–Š‡ –”‡‡•‘ˆ–Š‡™‘”Ž†ƒ––Š‡ ƒ”†‡Ǩ ”‹‰–Š‡ˆƒ‹Ž›ˆ‘”ƒ•’‡ ‹ƒŽ –”‡‡Ǧ–Š‡‡†–‘—”‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ”†‡Ǥ—”ƒ†˜‡–—”‡™‹ŽŽƒŽ•‘‹ Ž—†‡ •–‘”›Ǧ–‡ŽŽ‹‰ƒ†ƒ•’‡ ‹ƒŽ–ƒ‡ǦŠ‘‡ ƒ–Š‡”ǯ•ƒ›‡‡’•ƒ‡ˆ‘” dad! ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡ ‘‡†‡†Ǣ†”‘’Ǧ‹•™‡Ž ‘‡Ǣ͙͆͘ǡ͆͝ ‹†•Ǥ‡„‡”’”‹ ‡ǣ͆͟ǡ‹†•ˆ”‡‡Ǥ Winter / Spring 2012 11

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‡™‡„‡”•ǯ‡Ž ‘‡ƒ‰‘ Mother’s Day Tea & Succulent Gardens —†ƒ›ǡ —‡͛ǡ͡ǣ͛͘ƒȂ͙͚’ —†ƒ›ǡƒ›͙͛ǡ͙͘ƒǦ‘‘ ‡ǯ”‡”‘ŽŽ‹‰‘—––Š‡‡Ž ‘‡ƒ‰‘–‘‰”‡‡–ƒŽŽ‘—”‡™‡•– Start a new springtime tradition with mom! This succulent members and everyone that has joined the Garden over the garden workshop is designed to nurture her creative spirit. ’ƒ•–›‡ƒ”Ǥ•ƒ–ŠƒǦ›‘—ˆ‘”Œ‘‹‹‰–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ˆƒ‹Ž›™‡ƒ”‡ Œ‘›ƒ–”ƒ†‹–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡ƒ–‡ƒ‹‘—”„‡ƒ—–‹ˆ—Ž ƒ”†‡•‡––‹‰‹ ‘ƥ ‹ƒŽŽ› ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‰›‘—” ‘–”‹„—–‹‘Ǥ‡™‡„‡”•ƒ”‡ ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‘ǯ••’‡ ‹ƒŽ†ƒ›Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰›‘—”•’Ž‡†‹†–‡ƒ ‹˜‹–‡†–‘Œ‘‹—•ƒ–͡ǣ͛͘ƒˆ‘”ƒDz‡‡–Ƭ‰”‡‡–dzƒ†‘”‹‰ ›‘—ǯŽŽ‰‡–›‘—”Šƒ†•†‹”–›Ǩ‹–Šƒˆ‡™ Š‘‹ ‡’Žƒ–•ǡƒ–‘— Š‘ˆ –”‡ƒ–•ǡˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡†„›ƒ‹–”‘†— –‹‘ˆ”‘ ƒ”†‡‹”‡ –‘”ƒ—Ž inspiration and a cute container, you can create an elegant and ‹ Š–ƒ–͙͘ƒǤ–͙͙ƒ™‡ǯŽŽ–ƒ‡ƒ•’‡ ‹ƒŽ†‘ ‡–ǦŽ‡†–‘—”‘ˆ ‡ƒ•›Ǧ–‘Ǧ ƒ”‡Ǧˆ‘”‰ƒ”†‡Ǥ”‹‰ƒ ‘–ƒ‹‡”ˆ”‘Š‘‡‘”„—› the Garden. Come learn more about the Garden, its exciting one here! ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ͆͜͝ǡ͆͘͜‡„‡”•Ǥ programs, rich history and the many ways you can become involved in our Garden community. Pre-registration ”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣˆ”‡‡Ǥ A Walk through the Garden ‘ˆŽ†‘•‡• ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡƒ›͙͡ǡ͙͘ƒǦ‘‘ ‘‹ ‘”–‹ —Ž–—”‹•–‡–‡”Ž‡‡–ˆ‘” a lovely morning stroll through the ƒ”†‡‘ˆŽ†‘•‡•ƒ––Š‡’‡ƒ‘ˆ its bloom. Discover the rose’s rich historical background and listen to amazing ethnobotanical tales. Registration required; •’ƒ ‡‹•Ž‹‹–‡†Ǣ͙͆͝ǡ ͙͆͘‡„‡”•Ǥ ”—‰ƒ•‹ƒ•ƒ‰—‹‡ƒ Photo by Anthony Garza

‡„‡”•ǯƒŽǣ ‘—–Š‡”‹ ƒ ‡†‡•†ƒ›ǡƒ›͚͛ǡ ͙Ȃ͚ǣ͛͘’ ƒŽ™‹–Š ƒ”†‡ Horticulturist Peter Klement –‘•‡‡ƪ‘”ƒ•‘ˆ–‡’‡”ƒ–‡ Introduction to Urban Beekeeping and mediterranean climate ™‹–Š ‡”ƒŒ‡•–›ǯ•‡ ”‡–‡‡‡‡’‡” ƒ”‡ƒ•‘ˆ‘—–Š‡”‹ ƒǡ —†ƒ›ǡ —‡͙͘ǡ͙͙ƒǦ͙’ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‹‰’Žƒ–•ˆ”‘–Š‡ ƒ–‘””ƒŽ‘ˆ ‘ƒ•–ƒŽŠ‹Ž‡Ǥ‡˜‡”ƒŽ—›ƒ•’‡ ‹‡•ƒ”‡‹ˆ—ŽŽ bloom, delighting visitors with their vibrant colors and visiting pollinators including the orioles and hummingbirds who take ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ ‘˜‡‹‡–Dz„‹”†’‡” Š‡•dz’”‘˜‹†‡†„›–Š‡ plants. ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ‡„‡”•‘Ž›Ǣˆ”‡‡Ǥ

Makin’ Mead ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡ —‡͚ǡ͚Ǧ͜’ Interested in keeping bees but don’t know where to start? ‘‹Ž‘ ƒŽ—”„ƒ„‡‡‡‡’‡””›‘ƒ‹„‡Ž‘ˆƒ ”ƒ ‹• ‘ǯ• ‡”ƒŒ‡•–›ǯ•‡ ”‡–‡‡‡‡’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹˜‡„‡‡‡‡’‹‰ basics workshop. In this introductory beekeeping course topics will include: bees and the law, basic bee biology, choosing and siting a hive, and maintaining a hive. Honey tasting included! ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ͆͘͝ǡ͆͜͝‡„‡”•ǡ͆͘͜•–—†‡–•Ǥ

Honey Tasting —†ƒ›ǡ —‡͙͘ǡ͙Ȃ͚’ ‘‹–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ƒ†Ž‘ ƒŽ—”„ƒ„‡‡‡‡’‡””›‘ƒ‹„‡Ž‘ˆ ƒ ”ƒ ‹• ‘ǯ• ‡”ƒŒ‡•–›ǯ•‡ ”‡–‡‡‡‡’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ‹ˆ‘”ƒŽ honey-tasting. Don’t miss this sweet opportunity! Registration ‘‹–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ƒ†‘„‡”–ƒ ‹‹‡‘ˆ‹–›‡‡•ƒ•™‡ ”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ͆͠ǡ͆͝‡„‡”•Ǥ –—”Š‘‡›‹–‘™‹‡Ǩƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–•™‹ŽŽ‹š–Š‡‹”‰ƒŽŽ‘‘ˆ‡ƒ† —†‡”‘„‡”–ǯ•‡š’‡”–‰—‹†ƒ ‡ǡ‡•—”‹‰†‡Ž‹ ‹‘—•”‡•—Ž–•ǤŠ‡ Žƒ••™‹ŽŽƒŽ•‘’”‡•‡–‘”‡ƒ†˜ƒ ‡†”‡ ‹’‡•ˆ‘” ›•‡”ȋƒ’’Ž‡ ƒ†Š‘‡›™‹‡Ȍƒ†‡Ž‘‡Žȋˆ”—‹–ƒ†Š‘‡›ȌǤŠ‡”‡™‹ŽŽ „‡’Ž‡–›‘ˆ•ƒ’Ž‡•–‘–”›ǡƒ†‡˜‡”›‘‡™‹ŽŽ‰‘Š‘‡™‹–Š ”‡ ‹’‡•ǡƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•ƒ‰ƒŽŽ‘Œ—‰‘ˆ‡ƒ†–‘ˆ‡”‡–ƒ–Š‘‡Ǥ ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ͆͘͝ǡ͆͜͝‡„‡”•ǡ͆͘͜•–—†‡–•Ǥ 12 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Programs & Events

‡„‡”•ǯƒŽǣ”‘’•‘ˆ–Š‡‘”Ž† ƒ”†‡ Did you hear? —‡•†ƒ›ǡ —‡͚͞ǡ͙Ȃ͚ǣ͛͘’ —‡”‘ ‡”–•‹–Š‡‡†™‘‘† ”‘˜‡”‡–—”–Š‹• —‡Ǩ ‘‹ ‘”–‹ —Ž–—”‹•–‘Ž‹ƒš–‡”‘ƒ‡š’Ž‘”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ Ž‡ƒ•‡ Š‡ ‘—”™‡„•‹–‡ƒ†ˆƒ ‡„‘‘’ƒ‰‡ˆ‘”—’†ƒ–‡•‘ ”‘’•‘ˆ–Š‡‘”Ž† ƒ”†‡Ǥ‘Ž‹™‹ŽŽ†‹• —••–Š‡‘”‹‰‹•‘ˆ musicians and concert dates. most common “homegrown” vegetables, soil, composting, watering, seed sowing, seed saving and insect management. ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ‡„‡”•‘Ž›Ǣˆ”‡‡Ǥ

‡™”‘‰”ƒ• are constantly added. For the most current list ‘ˆ’”‘‰”ƒ•’Ž‡ƒ•‡˜‹•‹–‘—”™‡„•‹–‡ƒ–Š––’ǣȀȀ„‘–ƒ‹ ƒŽ‰ƒ”†‡Ǥ „‡”‡Ž‡›Ǥ‡†—ƒ†Ȁ‘”•‹‰—’ˆ‘”‘—”‘–ŠŽ›„—ŽŽ‡–‹Dz ƒ”†‡ Clippings” ‹ˆ‡ˆ–‡”ƒ™ǣ ‘™ƒ”†ƒ‡™‡”‹ ƒ ”‘–ƒ”† ‘”ƒŽŽ’”‘‰”ƒ•ǣ‡•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘•ƒ”‡”‡“—‹”‡†ˆ‘”ƒŽŽ’”‘‰”ƒ• ”‹†ƒ›ǡ —‡͙͝ǡ͙͘ƒǦ‘‘ ȋ—Ž‡••‘–Š‡”™‹•‡•’‡ ‹Ƥ‡†ȌǤƒ”‹‰‹•ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡‹–Š‡Ž‘– Learn about exciting and regionally appropriate lawn ƒ ”‘••ˆ”‘–Š‡ ƒ”†‡‘‡–‡‹ƒŽǤ‘–‡–‡”ƒ ‡’–•†‘ŽŽƒ”• ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡•Ǥ ‘‹–Š‘› ƒ”œƒǡ—’‡”˜‹•‘”‘ˆ ‘”–‹ —Ž–—”‡ ƒ† ‘‹•‘Ž›Ǣ‘ ”‡†‹– ƒ”†•Ǥ”‘‰”ƒˆ‡‡•‹ Ž—†‡ ƒ”†‡ Ƭ ”‘—†•ǡˆ‘”–Š‹•’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ƒ††‹• —••‹‘ƒ„‘—–Š‘™ ƒ†‹••‹‘Ǥ‡‰‹•–‡”‡ƒ”Ž›ǡ Žƒ•••’ƒ ‡‹•Ž‹‹–‡†Ǥ”‘‰”ƒˆ‡‡• –‘‰‡–•–ƒ”–‡†ǡ’Žƒ‹‰ˆ‘”•— ‡••ǡ—•‹‰‰”‡ƒ–‰”ƒ••‡• ‘ˆ͙͆͘‘”Ž‡••ƒ† ƒ ‡ŽŽƒ–‹‘•”‡ ‡‹˜‡†Ž‡••–Šƒ–™‘™‡‡• ƒ†‰”ƒ••ǦŽ‹‡’Žƒ–•‹†‹ơ‡”‡–•‡––‹‰•ǡƒ†–ƒ Ž‹‰ „‡ˆ‘”‡–Š‡’”‘‰”ƒƒ”‡‘Ǧ”‡ˆ—†ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ —ŽŽ”‡ˆ—†‹ˆ–Š‡ maintenance. ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ͙͚͆ǡ͆͠‡„‡”•Ǥ ’”‘‰”ƒ‹• ƒ ‡ŽŽ‡†„›–Š‡ ƒ”†‡Ǥ ‘”‘”‡‹ˆ‘˜‹•‹– Š––’ǣȀȀ„‘–ƒ‹ ƒŽ‰ƒ”†‡Ǥ„‡”‡Ž‡›Ǥ‡†— ‡„‡”•ǯƒŽǣ Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden Š—”•†ƒ›ǡ —‡͚͠ǡ͙Ȃ͚ǣ͛͘’ ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡–Š‡Žƒ— Š‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ”†‡ǯ•‡™ ›–Š‡—„‡”• Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden brochure Your support of the UC Botanical Garden makes a huge „›–ƒ‹‰ƒ–‘—”‘ˆ–Š‹••’‡ ‹ƒŽ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘ difference. Here are some of the things we do - thanks to you. with Horticulturist Elaine Sedlack. This ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‘ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡•‘˜‡”͙͘͘Š‡”„•—•‡† More than ‹–Š‡’”ƒ –‹ ‡‘ˆ–”ƒ†‹–‹‘ƒŽŠ‹‡•‡ medicine. Medicinal herb gardens are 1,000 common at medical colleges in China, Cal students participated in class but this collection is the only medicinal ‰ƒ”†‡ƒ””ƒ‰‡†„›ˆ— –‹‘‰”‘—’‹–Š‡ visits to the Garden in 2011. U.S. ‡‰‹•–”ƒ–‹‘”‡“—‹”‡†Ǣ‡„‡”• ‘Ž›Ǣˆ”‡‡Ǥ households supported ͚ǡ͜͞͡the Garden in 2011 with a membership. ͙͠ǡ͘͘͝ plant accessions were listed in the Garden’s 2011 collection: 308 families ͚ǡ͙͟͜ genera ͡ǡ͚͛͞ species Winter / Spring 2012 13 DEVELOPMENT ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡Ǧ ‘‘”Ǧ‡‡„‡” collection now, adding to his continuing story in the Garden. Tribute gifts are an enduring way to honor cherished friends and Dr. David C. Budson was remembered by his life family and to commemorate those special occasions that stand as partner of 36 years, Dan Johnson, friends, family and colleagues milestones in our lives. Whatever the event, whoever you choose with a bench in the Southern African collection. The bench offers to honor, the UC Botanical Garden can help you establish a ¿QHYLHZVRIWKH*ROGHQ*DWHDQGRQO\UHFHQWO\DKXPPLQJELUG lasting remembrance with a gift. Our offerings include books for was found nesting in branches of a tree sheltering the bench. the Myrtle R. Wolf Botanical & Horticultural Library, engraved David passed away on June 27, 2011 and was remembered by bricks on the Tribute Plaza, benches and our newest offering colleagues and patients as a brilliant, meticulous and dedicated of tree adoptions. Details are available on the Garden’s website physician. After attending medical school at the University of or contact the Garden’s Development Director, Vanessa Crews, Michigan in Ann Arbor, David spent his career in pulmonary 510-643-2937, [email protected]. medicine with the Permanente Medical Group in Vallejo. David was a well known and accomplished cellist, and his career in Tribute Benches music included membership in the Detroit Symphony for 2 years, Virginia and Robert Hudak remembered their son, Bob as a studio musician for Motown Records, and as a member of (Robert Louis Hudak), with a bench in the New World Desert several chamber ensembles, most recently Quintillion. Support the Garden through your estate plans The UC Botanical Garden received two substantial bequest gifts in 2011 from individuals who recognized the value of maintaining and preserving the Garden’s priceless plant collection for future generations. You can leave your own indelible mark on the Garden by including the Garden in your estate planning. If you have already included the Garden in your will or living trust, we encourage you to let us know so that we may properly recognize you and include you in campus and Garden recognition programs. For information contact the Garden’s Development Director, Vanessa Crews, 510-643-2937, Š‡ —†ƒ‡ ŠǤ [email protected]

Š‘–‘„›‡Žƒ‹‡ ‘ơƒ in November 2011. The Hudak bench offers wonderful views of the nearby cacti, a favorite plant of Bob Hudak, a dedicated Garden volunteer who passed away March 1, 2010 with a rare form of cancer. Bob was born on November 14, 1960 in Illinois, went to school in Maryland, and graduated from Delaware Valley College of Science & Agriculture in Pennsylvania with a B.S. LQ+RUWLFXOWXUHLQ+HUHFHLYHGDFHUWL¿FDWHLQ/DQGVFDSH $UFKLWHFWXUHIURP8&%HUNHOH\LQDQGZDVDOVRD&HUWL¿HG $UERULVW:KHQ%REUHORFDWHGWRQRUWKHUQ&DOLIRUQLDKH¿UVW worked at the Filoli Gardens in Woodside, and then worked doing landscaping for the City of San Ramon for the next 19 years. He lived in Concord and was most recently a self- HPSOR\HGODQGVFDSHUDQGDUERULVWZLWKPDQ\VDWLV¿HGFOLHQWV ’ƒ”ƒš‹•‡Ž‡‰ƒ•‹•’”‘Ž‹Ƥ ‹–Š‡‘—–Š‡”ˆ”‹ ƒ”‡ƒǤ He entered his exquisitely grown plants in Bay Area plant Š‘–‘„›‡Žƒ‹‡ ‘ơƒ shows and won many blue ribbons for them. Many plants from Bob’s personal collection of cacti and succulents are part of the 14 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

Development ‹˜‡ƒ›•–‘ƒ‡–Š‡‘•–‘ˆ ‘—” ƒ”†‡‡„‡”•Š‹’ ͙ǤVisit often! Garden members receive free unlimited admission to the Garden.

͚Ǥ Explore the Ruth Bancroft Garden or the San Francisco Botanical Garden free with your UC Botanical garden membership card. Visit our website to see more than 270 RWKHU¿QHERWDQLFDOLQVWLWXWLRQVDFURVVWKHQDWLRQWKDWKRQRU your UCBG membership card with free admission, parking —†•‘’Žƒ“—‡ or shop discounts. Plan your next vacation around botanical Š‘–‘„›‡Žƒ‹‡ ‘ơƒ garden visits.

Tina Minn Donors to the Budson Bench ͛ǤShop at one of the many interesting regional nurseries Noman Absar George Minowada & ParadiMirmirani Harry D. & Michele K. Allen Carol A. Mirenda that offer UCBG members a 10% discount on purchases. George N. Somero & Amyelin Anderson Arlee Monson & Our newest partner, Mt. Diablo Nursery in Lafayette, Dragana Dragicevic-Monson Michael Shemchuk & Kathy Farley tempts shoppers with choice plants in intimate well- William H. Barnaby Carol Mukhopadhyay Susan Beal David & Mary K. Nakanishi designed displays. Marcia P. Belvin Lynn Nichols Robert A. & Carol A. Berman Mark D. & Joan R. Reiss Diane M. & David Bilotti Robert K. Revelle ͜Ǥ Take a Garden walk with a horticulturist. Free walks are Adam Birnbaum Susan Rhyme offered monthly just for members. Renee E. & L. Sandy Brunk Maricel Rivera Debra A. Bunch Maralyn M. Scott Philip Charney Virginia Smedberg ͝Ǥ Join us at the Spring Plant Sale reception, silent auction Chalmers Smith Richard A. & Catherine Christo and preview sale for members on ”‹†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͚͟ǡ Jack K. & Merilou E. Clapper Susan Soong George & Joan Cohen Daniel F. Kane & Sylvia Sorell ͝Ȃ͟ǣ͛͘’. Bancroft Catering will provide a bountiful Larry & Cheryl Cohen Tucker & Barbara Spolter offering of delicious food. Associate Director Chris Roger L. Ramey & Marta Tobey Diana Correia Carmichael is scouring the Garden for choice and unusual Gregory De & Cheryl De Martine David & Pamela E. Williams Valentine D. Duff Milton Wong auction possibilities. Harold J. Farber Howard W. Zweier Sharon A. German Wynnona & Ronald Goldman Fall 2011 Tribute Brick Donors Caroline Gordon El Cerrito Garden Club John A. & Mignon Graham Sylvia Hawley 1LFROH0*ULI¿Q April Uoha Elmer R. & Pamela C. Grossman Jacqueline E. Hartley Brian L. Finley & Kelley B. Jennings Daniel W. Johnson Margaret M. Jordan Leonard M. & Eva L. Kaplan Babak Kharrazi Fall 2011 Library Book Donors Norman Bookstein & Gillian Kuehner El Cerrito Garden Club donated 3 copies Andrew Lan of the new Jepson Manual: Vascular David E. White & Janet B. Leventhal Plants of California. Aaron Levy Robert Lo Dawn Madole Ralston R. Martin David C. & Katie H. McGee Marla L. Mini James R. & Priscilla Minkel

Š‹Ž†”‡‘ˆƒŽŽƒ‰‡•‡Œ‘›–Š‡‡™–•‹–Š‡ ƒ’ƒ‡•‡‘‘ŽǤ Winter / Spring 2012 15

Development

Tree Adoptions ”‡‡•˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘”†‘’–‹‘ From the exotic monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) to the ͙Ǥ California buckeye (Aesculus californica) - endangered cloud forest magnolia (Magnolia sharpii), the UC California Area Botanical Garden is home to an important and diverse collection ͚Ǥ Kauri (Agathis australis) - of trees. Remember a loved one or commemorate a special Australasian Area event by becoming a guardian of one of these Garden icons ͛Ǥ Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) - for ten years. Your tree adoption will fund a new interpretive South American Area panel for your tree, enabling the Garden to share its history and ͜Ǥ Monkey-hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) - FRQVHUYDWLRQVLJQL¿FDQFHZLWKWKRXVDQGVRI*DUGHQYLVLWRUV

/ƚŇŽǁĞƌĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞ'ĂƌĚĞŶŝŶ ϭϵϴϵ͘DŽƌĞƌĞĐĞŶƚĮĞůĚǁŽƌŬŚĂƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŽŶůLJ ĮǀĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĞǀĞƌŐƌĞĞŶĐůŽƵĚĨŽƌĞƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ĐĞŶƚƌĂůŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐŽĨŚŝĂƉĂƐ͘&ŽƌĞƐƚĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂƌĞůŝŵŝƟŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ many understory trees such as M. sharpii.

This is an evergreen species with ůŽǀĞůLJǁŚŝƚĞŇŽǁĞƌƐƚŚĂƚĂƉƉĞĂƌ in May. The glossy green leaves are reminiscent of those of the southern magnolia (D͘ŐƌĂŶĚŝŇŽƌĂ).

Adopt a piece of the Garden. Help preserve and maintain the Garden’s ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬďŽƚĂŶŝĐĂůŐĂƌĚĞŶ͘ďĞƌŬĞůĞLJ͘ĞĚƵ ƉƌŝĐĞůĞƐƐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘ĞĐŽŵĞĂƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ 'ĂƌĚĞŶďLJĂĚŽƉƟŶŐĂƚƌĞĞ͘ YOUR NAME HERE ͠Ǥ

͙͘Ǥ 16 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley EXHIBITS Fiber & Dye Exhibition ƒ”†‡‘ˆ‘—–Š‹‰•šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ ƒ” Š͚͜Ǧ’”‹Ž͠ǡ͚͙͚͘ Visitors enjoyed this annual exhibit, curated by Education Program Coordinator Christine Manoux.

Š‡‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘‹•’‡” Š‡†‘ƒ’Žƒ–‡ƒ—ƒ„‘˜‡–Š‡ ƒ”†‡‘ˆ Ž†‘•‡•Ǥƒ•– ‘ ”‡–‡•–‘‘Ž•†”‹’’‹‰™‹–ŠDzŠ‘‡›dz’”‘˜‹†‡ ‹˜‹–‹‰•‡ƒ–‹‰—†‡”ƒ—†—Žƒ–‹‰Š‘‡› ‘„•–”— –—”‡Ǥ Š‹•‹•ƒ—•–Ǧ•‡‡ˆ‘”ƒŽŽ‰ƒ”†‡˜‹•‹–‘”•Ǩ

Photo by Mitchell Maher

ƒ”„ƒ”ƒŽ‡™‡ŽŽ›ƒ–‡”‹‰ƒ†˜‡–Žƒ‹‰†‡Ž‹‰Š–‡† ‰—‡•–•™‹–Š†‡Ž‹ ‹‘—•Š‘‡›Ǧ‹•’‹”‡†‘ơ‡”‹‰•ƒ––Š‡ ‘’‡‹‰’ƒ”–›ˆ‘” ƒ”†‡‘ˆ‘—–Š‹‰•‹‡’–‡„‡”Ǥ ‡™–‘‹‡›ƒ”†’”‘˜‹†‡†™‘†‡”ˆ—Ž™‹‡•Ǥ

Photo by Mitchell Maher

ƒ†• ƒ’‡†‡•‹‰‡”ƒ†ƒ”–‹•– Š‹”Ž‡›Ž‡šƒ†”ƒƒ––•ƒ† ‘••”ƒ‹‰ǡ„—‹Ž†‡”ƒ†•‘—†ƒ”–‹•–ǡ •‡‡–‘‹ˆ‘”ǡ†‡Ž‹‰Š–ƒ†‹•’‹”‡ ˜‹‡™‡”•„› ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‰Š‘‡›„‡‡• ƒ†ƒ–‹˜‡„‡‡•™‹–Š–Š‡ƒ Žƒ‹‡† ˜‹‰‡––‡ ƒ”†‡‘ˆ‘—–Š‹‰•Ǥ Photos by Paul Licht

Photo by Mitchell Maher Winter / Spring 2012 17 TOURS Touring the Garden ‡ŽˆǦ —‹†‡†‘—”• Enjoy a guided tour of the Garden! For those seeking a self-guided educational exploration of the Did you know that the Garden has a cadre of over 100 trained Garden, the Education staff and docents have created several docents who, throughout the year, lead groups on special tours self-guided tours. Download them from our website or pick to introduce the Garden to a new audience? These docents one up at the Garden’s entrance to learn more about available have completed an intensive, 29-session program tailored to options. the UCBG and its collections. They love to keep busy giving dynamic tours through the Garden. Docents interpret a multitude of plants of economic and ethnobotanical importance and How to Schedule a Private Tour horticultural interest, providing opportunities for the guided 7RVFKHGXOHDWRXUJHDUHGVSHFL¿FDOO\WR\RXUJURXS¶VLQWHUHVWV discovery of plant evolution and adaptation, conservation and and age group, it’s important to reserve your date by the 15th the restoration of endangered populations and habitats. of the month prior to when you hope to visit. Contact the Garden’s Tour Coordinator, Perry Hall, 510-643-7265 or [email protected]. She will be happy to help you select a Free Tours tour topic that meets your goals. We offer free docent-led tours year-round on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm (with paid admission or free for members). If you haven’t treated yourself to a The Garden would like to recognize our new perspective on the Garden, don’t miss out on this great ˜‘Ž—–‡‡”•‘ˆ͝‘”‘”‡›‡ƒ”•‘ˆ•‡”˜‹ ‡ˆ‘” opportunity! Docents customize their tours to suit the group, so ͚͙͙͘Ǥ‡•‹ ‡”‡Ž›ƒ’‘Ž‘‰‹œ‡ˆ‘”–Š‡ƒ ‹†‡–ƒŽ don’t be shy about your interests or questions. Free tours are not ‘‹••‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡Ƥ”•––Š”‡‡˜‘Ž—–‡‡”•‹–Š‡ for organized groups due to limited space. last Newsletter! Thank you to all our dedicated ˜‘Ž—–‡‡”•Ǥ‘—ƒ‡ƒ†‹ơ‡”‡ ‡Ǩ

”‹˜ƒ–‡‘—”•ˆ‘” ”‘—’• ƒ‘ƒƒ˜‹•  ͛͘ ‘ƒ”†‡„‡”Ƭ‘ ‡– Garden docents offer a wide array of both adult and children’s ‹ŽŽ›†ƒ  ͚͘ Propagation tours suited for different areas of interest and levels of plant/ Claude Babcock ͚͘ Docent garden knowledge. With advance notice, tours can be developed Jack Dolhinow ͚͘ Propagation and tailored to a group’s special interests. Private tours create PHPRUDEOHRXWLQJVIRUELUWKGD\VFOXEVIDPLO\JDWKHULQJVRI¿FH Mansur Nur ͚͘ Docent outings, and other special events. ƒ›Ž‡‘„‡”–•  ͚͘ ‘ ‡–Ƭ‘Ž—–‡‡”‹ƒ‹•‘ ŽŽ‡‘•‡ƒ—  ͚͘ Docent Sandy Sobey ͚͘ Docent Edith Yu 15 Propagation Children’s Tours ‘‹”‡‰ƒ  ͙͘ Docent Joan Kibbey ͙͘ Docent The Garden’s docent-led tours bring engaging, hands-on learning about plants and the environment to thousands of K-12 students ŽƤƒ”ƒœ‘ƒ  ͙͘ Docent each year. Capture a child’s imagination and attention with our Mary Baxter 5 Propagation popular tour topics including Extreme Environments: Plants Jill Churchman 5 Propagation Under Glass, Awaken Your Senses, and California Natives: Katho Goin 5 Shop Sales Plants and People tours. With a total of 16 tour topics to choose Connie Hartung 5 Propagation from, educators and parents can select content that complements Linda Lam Nguyen 5 Propagation WKHLUFXUULFXODUJRDOV7RXUVPD\DOVREHWDLORUHGWR¿WHDFK Sally Levinson 5 ‘ ‡–Ƭ”‘’ƒ‰ƒ–‹‘ group. Our children’s tours match California State Education Standards, and teacher materials are available with most of our —œƒ‡‹‡••  5 Propagation tours. If you’d like to touch the lives of young people, consider Patricia Smith 5 Propagation sponsoring a class tour of the Garden for your local public school! Contact the Tour Scheduler for details. 18 University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley GARDEN NOTES

Membership & Programs Manager Suzanne Field joined the staff in November 2010. She Curator Holly Forbes and Horticulturist Elaine graduated from the University Sedlack attended a Plant Exploration and Importation of California, Santa Cruz, with a Symposium, hosted by the American Public Gardens Association degree in Film and Video Theory. and Quarryhill Botanical Garden in August 2011. Delegates from She worked for two years at the many countries attended, and many of them toured the Garden as University of California Berkeley part of the program. $UW0XVHXP 3DFL¿F)LOP ,Q'HFHPEHUWKH*DUGHQRI¿FLDOO\MRLQHGWKH Archive as the Visitor Services Sentinel Plant Network, a joint program of the American Coordinator. In this role she Public Gardens Association and the National Plant Diagnostic —œƒ‡ ‹‡Ž† gained broad experience in visitor Network. The goal of the Network is to enlist public gardens engagement, audience development DV¿UVWGHWHFWRUVREVHUYLQJDQGUHSRUWLQJWKHSUHVHQFHDQG and marketing and member services. The desire to support spread of potentially threatening plant disease and insect pests. sustainable business practices while creating innovative and Horticulturists Meghan Ray and Christy Matasick attended relevant cultural experiences and programs led her earn her a Network training at Rancho Santa Anna Botanical Garden in master’s degree in Business Administration and Museum Studies Claremont, CA. They will serve as the Garden’s representatives at John F. Kennedy University. Prior to joining the Garden she to the program. was the Membership & External Relations Coordinator for the Former horticulturist and current volunteer Museum of Craft & Folk Art in San Francisco. Judith Finn represented the Garden at the 9th International Gift Shop Coordinator Conference on Cycad Biology in December 2011, held at Eri “Ellie” Ohara joined the Shenzen Fairy Lake Botanical Garden in southern China. Garden in early summer 2011. An The meeting was well attended by over 100 delegates from East Bay resident, Ellie enjoyed 15 countries. The Cycad Species Specialist Group of the the Garden as a visitor many times International Union for the Conservation of Nature met during before joining the Garden staff. this meeting. One of its objectives is to develop and promote Her job experiences range from a network of botanic gardens that will house genebanks for theatre set design to customer cycad taxa, provide education on cycads, and support in situ service to computer programming conservation efforts. The Garden is a part of that effort. for international corporations. She In early March the Garden hosted a tour of its Magnolia has a B.A. in Art History from collection for about a hundred members of the Magnolia Society San Francisco State University. ”‹DzŽŽ‹‡dzŠƒ”ƒ International. The Society meeting was hosted by Quarryhill She is endlessly curious, and she Botanical Garden, and the group visited the three Bay Area Photo by Holly Forbes continues to take classes in organic gardens that are part of the North American Plants Collection chemistry, physics, geology, and biology. Consortium (NAPCC) multi-site Magnolia collection: UCBG, San Francisco Botanical Garden and Quarryhill Botanical Grounds & Building Garden. Horticulturists Elaine Sedlack and Eric Schulz Maintenance Worker Alex Torres joined the staff in ƒ‰‘Ž‹ƒŽƒ‡˜‹ˆ‘Ž‹ƒ ȋ•›ǤγMichelia July 2011. He provides support for yunnanensisȌ‹•ƒ–‹˜‡ all the horticulture staff and for –‘•‘—–Š‡”Š‹ƒǤ –‹• building maintenance. Alex brings ™‹†‡Ž›‰”‘™ƒ•ƒ a variety of work experience to the ‘”ƒ‡–ƒŽƒ† Garden. ‹•—•‡†ˆ‘”ƒ‹‰ ’‡”ˆ—‡ Photo by Anthony Garza

Ž‡š‘””‡• toured visitors though the Magnolia collections in the Asian Photo by Paul Licht and Mexican and Central American Areas, respectively. Winter / Spring 2012 19 GARDEN STAFF Dr. Paul Licht, Director PLANT SALE ADMINISTRATION Muinat Kemi Amin, Marketing Coordinator Vanessa Crews, Development Director Emily Dennis, Visitor Services Spring Plant Sale Silent Auction Suzanne Field, Program & Membership Manager Perry Hall, Volunteer & Tours Coordinator ”‹†ƒ›ǡ’”‹Ž͚͟ȁ͝Ǧ͟ǣ͛͘’ Nancy Nelson, Administrative Director ‡”‡ƒ”‡Œ—•–ƒ ‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ–Š‡ Š‘‹ ‡’Žƒ–• Margaret Richardson, Rental Coordinator COLLECTIONS and HORTICULTURE ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡‘Ž›ƒ––Š‡‹Ž‡–— –‹‘ǣ Dr. Christopher Carmichael, Associate Director of Collections & Horticulture Holly Forbes, Curator Barbara Keller, Assistant Curator Anthony Garza, Supervisor of Horticulture & Grounds Ben Anderson, Horticulturist Ken Bates, Horticulturist Colin Baxter, Horticulturist Susan Malisch, Propagator Dylan Ferreira, Horticulturist Bryan Gim, Horticulturist & Volunteer Propagation Program Coordinator Peter Klement, Horticulturist Christy Matasick, Horticulturist Dr. Robert Raabe, Garden Pathologist Meghan Ray, Horticulturist Eric Schulz, Horticulturist Elaine Sedlack, Horticulturist Rick Boyer, Building & Grounds Maintenance EDUCATION Christine Manoux, Program Coordinator FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Dr. Lewis Feldman, Chair, Plant Biology Ž‘™‡”‹‰‘‰™‘‘†ȋ‘”—•ƪ‘”‹†ƒ˜ƒ”Ǥ—”„‹‹ƒƒ) Dr. Bruce Baldwin, Integrative Biology Š‹•‹•ƒŠ‹‰ŠŽ›——•—ƒŽ‡š‹ ƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ–Š‡‡ƒ•–‡” Dr. W. Zacheus Cande, Molecular & Cell Biology Dr. Todd Dawson, Integrative Biology ƪ‘™‡”‹‰†‘‰™‘‘†ǤŠ‡ˆ‘—”™Š‹–‡’‡–ƒŽǦŽ‹‡„”ƒ –•ƒ”‡ Dr. Mary Firestone, Œ‘‹‡†–‘ ”‡ƒ–‡ƒŽ‹––Ž‡„ƒŽŽ‘‘ǦŽ‹‡‹ƪ‘”‡• ‡ ‡ǤŠ‡ Environmental Science, Policy, and Management •’‡ ‹‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡‹•͛ˆ–Ǥ–ƒŽŽ‹ƒƤ˜‡‰ƒŽŽ‘ ‘–ƒ‹‡”Ǥ – Dr. Alan R. Smith, Herbarium Dr. John Taylor, Plant & Microbial Biology ƒ›‘–ƪ‘™‡”‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›„—–‹–™‹ŽŽ„‡™‘”–Š–Š‡™ƒ‹–ǤŠ‹• RESEARCH ASSOCIATES ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‹•”ƒ”‡Ž›ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ƒ†‹•Š‹‰ŠŽ›•‘—‰Š–ƒˆ–‡”ǤŽƒ ‡ Dr. Tim Gregory ›‘—”„‹†ƒ† Š‡ ‹–‘ˆ–‡†—”‹‰–Š‡‹Ž‡–— –‹‘Ǥ Dr. Chelsea Specht, Plant & Microbial Biology UC BOTANICAL GARDEN ADVISORY BOARD Tim Gregory, Chair James W. Bruner Julia Burke Dr. Beth Burnside Ramona Davis Dr. Lewis J. Feldman Robert Ferber Pamela Grossman Jon Hartung Curtis R. Hoffman Suanne Inman Ken Kuchman Jim Landau Warwick May Judith Moorad Cynthia Plambeck Ann Reynolds Pat Rudebusch John Scharffenberger Jill Wilson NEWSLETTER Holly Forbes, Editor Muinat Kemi Amin, Graphic Design Development 643-2937 ‹”‡ –‘”ǯ•ˆϐ‹ ‡  ͸Ͷ͵Ǧͺͻͻͻ Education 643-4832 The Garden Shop 642-3343 Information 643-2755 Membership 642-0849 Plant Collections 643-8040 ”‘’‹ ƒŽ‹– Š‡”Žƒ–ȋNepenthes sanguinea) Programs and Tours 643-7265 Rentals 642-3352 Š‹•Š‹‰ŠŽƒ†•’‡ ‹‡•ƒ–‹˜‡–‘–Š‡ƒŽƒ›‡‹•—Žƒ Volunteers 643-1924 Fax 642-5045 ’”‘†— ‡•’‹– Š‡”•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡‰”‡‡–‘”‡†ǡ™‹–Š’—”’Ž‹•Š E-mail: [email protected] ‹–‡”‹‘”•’‘–•ǤŽƒ–•”‡††‡ƒ•–Š‡›ƒ–—”‡ǡƒ†•Š‘™–Š‡‹” Web: http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu The Newsletter is published by the University of „‡•– ‘Ž‘”‹ ‘‘Ž™‡ƒ–Š‡”ǤŠ‡› ƒ–‘Ž‡”ƒ–‡ ‘‘Ž‹‰Š–• California Botanical Garden with support from memberships. ©UC Regents 2012. Articles may be reprinted with †‘™–‘͝͝†‡‰”‡‡•ǡƒ†–Š‡›„‡‡Ƥ–ˆ”‘Š‹‰ŠŠ—‹†‹–›Ǥ credit to the authors and the UC Botanical Garden.  ǣ The Garden is open from 9 am - 5 pm›‡ƒ””‘—†ǤŽ‘•‡†ϐ‹”•–—‡•†ƒ›‘ˆ‡ƒ Š‘–ŠǤ

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