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The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 74 • NUMBER 2 The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 74 • NUMBER 2 The Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum VOLUME 74 • NUMBER 2 • 2016 CONTENTS Arnoldia (ISSN 0004–2633; USPS 866–100) 2 Rooted in the Collections is published quarterly by the Arnold Arboretum Andrew Gapinski of Harvard University. Periodicals postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts. 15 Towards Broader Adaptability of Subscriptions are $20.00 per calendar year North American Deciduous Azaleas domestic, $25.00 foreign, payable in advance. Alexander Q. Susko, James M. Bradeen, Remittances may be made in U.S. dollars, by and Stan C. Hokanson check drawn on a U.S. bank; by international money order; or by Visa, Mastercard, or American 28 BOOK EXCERPT: Urban Forests: A Express. Send orders, remittances, requests to Natural History of Trees and People in purchase back issues, change-of-address notices, the American Cityscape and all other subscription-related communica- tions to Circulation Manager, Arnoldia, Arnold Jill Jonnes Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130- 3500. Telephone 617.524.1718; fax 617.524.1418; 36 Gray’s Bird Cherry (Prunus grayana): e-mail [email protected] A Fitting Tribute to Asa Gray Arnold Arboretum members receive a subscrip- Michael S. Dosmann tion to Arnoldia as a membership benefit. To become a member or receive more information, Front cover: Coastal azalea (Rhododendron atlanticum, please call Wendy Krauss at 617.384.5766 or accession 108-2007-D) is one of the North American email [email protected] deciduous azalea species in the Arboretum’s Living Col- lections being studied by Alex Susko from the Univer- Postmaster: Send address changes to sity of Minnesota. Photo by Nancy Rose. Arnoldia Circulation Manager The Arnold Arboretum Inside front cover: Kyle Port captured this unique early 125 Arborway autumn view from the Arboretum’s Meadow looking Boston, MA 02130–3500 toward the Hunnewell Building, featuring bloom- ing Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus), a Nancy Rose, Editor prominent specimen of dawn redwood (Metasequoia Andy Winther, Designer glyptostroboides, accession 524-48-AA), and the early- Editorial Committee coloring red maple cultivar ‘Schlesingeri’ (Acer rubrum Anthony S. Aiello ‘Schlesingeri’, accession 3256-A). Peter Del Tredici Inside back cover: Gray’s bird cherry (Prunus grayana) Michael S. Dosmann is notable for several ornamental features including William (Ned) Friedman Jon Hetman abundant white flowers in spring and striking yellow Julie Moir Messervy gold fall foliage. Photos by Michael Dosmann. Back cover: When plants are moved from the Arbore- Copyright © 2016. The President and tum’s propagation facilities to permanent locations in Fellows of Harvard College the collections their temporary tags are replaced with permanent labels. Photo by Kyle Port. CAMPAIGN FOR THE Rooted in the Collections LIVING COLLECTIONS Andrew Gapinski We are now one year into the Campaign for the Living rom its origin to the Arnold Arboretum’s propagation Collections, a ten-year facilities, much time and many resources have been initiative that will expand Finvested in the planning, acquisition, and production of an accession in preparation for its ultimate installation in and refine the Arboretum’s the permanent collections. Successful establishment of new historically and scientifically accessions and care of the Arboretum’s 15,000 existing spec- valuable plant collections. imens takes a dedicated team of highly skilled horticulture Additional collecting trips professionals who are involved in aspects from site selection and planting to aesthetic and corrective pruning, soil health this summer and fall have management, and attention to various plant stressors as brought in new seed and part of the Arboretum’s holistic Plant Health Care Program. plant accessions that will Across our 281-acre landscape, we are preparing the grounds go through the Arboretum’s for a surge of new material as part of the Campaign for the Living Collections (Friedman et al. 2016)—an initiative to propagation facilities, as acquire and cultivate 400 target taxa over the next ten years. described in the last issue The Arboretum’s historic collections scheme is based on of Arnoldia. In this issue, the Bentham and Hooker system of plant taxonomy, devised Manager of Horticulture in the late 1800s, with species grouped by genus in an evo- lutionary progression starting with the earliest of flowering Andrew Gapinski completes plants, e.g., Magnolia, placed at the Arboretum’s main gate. the Campaign article series While taxonomic systems differ today, the Bentham and by describing the process Hooker blueprint for incorporating new material into the involved in moving plants permanent collections is generally still followed. Continued and expanded attention is also placed on utilization of the to permanent locations on unique microenvironments, with their variable factors such the grounds and the ongoing as temperature, moisture, light, and soil type, that can be challenges of keeping the exploited for the successful cultivation of particular species. collections healthy The Explorers Garden, nestled on the south side of Bussey Hill, represents one such area, long known as the spot for and growing. evaluating marginally hardy species not typically grown successfully in New England. New landscapes continue to be added, including the Lev- entritt Shrub and Vine Garden, dedicated in 2002, which arose out of a need for a space to feature shrubs and vines requiring full sun, and the landscape surrounding the Weld Hill Research Building, completed in 2011, which provides an opportunity for development of a new plant collection at the hub of the Arboretum’s research programs. Whether sited in a particular location for taxonomic, thematic, aes- thetic, or practical cultivation purposes, the placement of each new specimen into our historic landscape is part of The Explorers Garden’s protected microclimate makes it an ideal site for trialing new accessions of unknown cold hardiness. This view shows (foreground to background) Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense, Chionanthus retusus, and Fothergilla hybrids. Photo by Richard Schulhof. 4 Arnoldia 74/2 • October 2016 CONOR M. GUIDARELLI Manager of Horticulture Andrew Gapinski, Manager of Plant ProductionTiffany Enzenbacher, and Manager of Plant Records Kyle Port compare Pinus cembra (accession 237-2001) siblings for overall health, vigor, form, and root development, assigning a ranking based on their condition. This information is used to determine whether each specimen is ready to be transplanted to the collections. a well-thought-out decision making process, grown to ensure the best chance of that lin- executed with sound horticultural practice. eage surviving the production cycle and many years in the collections. A comparison between Measure Twice, Cut Once these siblings for overall health, vigor, form, After being cultivated in the Arboretum’s and root development is made, and individuals Dana Greenhouses and surrounding nurseries are assigned a ranking based on their overall for about three to seven years, the process of condition. At this point, it is also determined determining which specimens are ready to find whether spring or fall transplanting is most their place in the permanent collections starts appropriate for the species under review. For in August of each year. A review by greenhouse example, many oaks (Quercus spp.), beeches staff of all accessions in the production facili- (Fagus spp.), and hornbeams (Carpinus spp.) ties is undertaken and recommendations are can fare poorly when transplanted in autumn, made as to whether an individual plant is large while other plants, including many conifers, and healthy enough for installation. With this acclimate just fine. For the past several seasons, information in hand, the Managers of Plant Pro- fall planting has been limited or deferred alto- duction and Horticulture and the Curator of gether because of prolonged summer droughts Living Collections visit each specimen for a that have persisted well into autumn. When final determination. Ideally, multiple individu- conditions are favorable, getting a jump on the als within an accession have been successfully transplanting list in fall helps with the work Living Collections 5 load of the busy spring season. Nevertheless, ignate nodes where new accessions within a the vast majority of transplants occur in the genus can be sited together outside of the core spring when warming days, cool nights, and collection. For example, we have been cluster- abundant precipitation create favorable rooting ing individual Carpinus specimens at a few conditions. Depending on how many sibling nodes on Peters Hill. individuals are needed for the permanent col- The Arboretum is divided into 71 horticul- lections (typically three or four), surplus plants tural zones, each of which is assigned to one of may then be offered up to other botanical insti- seven horticulturists responsible for the daily tutions. The sharing of specimens at this stage care of the collections within. Continuing of the process offers yet another opportunity into fall, field selection of the specific planting for material to be “backed-up” elsewhere in the location for each specimen involves the Man- event of loss at the Arboretum. ager of Horticulture, Curator of Living Collec- With the list of graduates in hand, the pro- tions, and the horticulturist assigned to that cess of finding planting locations begins. After zone. Each planting location
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