Everyone has heard of the “bee’s knees.” But what about the “tree’s knees?” Yes, just like bees, some trees have knees. The bald cypress, Taxodium distichum, native to the southeastern United States, can have spectacular knees. Like the golden larch (Pseudolarix amabilis), dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), all larch species (Larix spp.), and the Chinese swamp cypress (Glyptostroboides pensilis), the bald cypress, as the common name would suggest, is a deciduous conifer, with magnificent copper to bronze colors…
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Are you wondering about the city’s master plan for Franklin Park? Well, city staff are hosting an event on March 19 to discuss the Park’s Circuit Drive traffic calming study, tennis court expansion, dog facilities, White Stadium, and more. This is an in-person event that will include a brief presentation, followed by tabling sessions for residents to talk with the city’s Parks & Recreation and Planning Departments, and the Urban Wilds Crew. There will be…
Last week’s winter storm offered a vivid reminder of New England’s climate in motion: nearly 18 inches of snow fell at the Arnold Arboretum between January 25 and 26—more than Boston received in each of the past two winters in their entirety. For the Arnold Arboretum, storms like this are more than remarkable weather events; they are data points in a long continuum of observation that extends nearly a century. Weather has long been one…
Each summer, the Arnold Arboretum engages emerging green industry and public garden professionals through the Isabella Welles Hunnewell Internship Program, a vocational opportunity that merges the Arboretum’s educational and horticultural missions.
This summer, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University continued its ambitious and essential work to protect its living collections from the growing threat of prolonged summer droughts. With the launch of a third phase of a multi-year initiative for emergency drought mitigation, the Arboretum is advancing its commitment to sustainability and stewardship of its plant collections in response to climate change.