The park’s tree collection suffered some significant damage from the ice storm of February 13. While City staff focused on making the upper and lower oak groves safe and accessible, a team from MSPC surveyed the damage to historical flowering tree collection in the Orchard. We identified 25 trees that had suffered some sort of…
Bed 531 contains: Trees Pinus thunbergii ‘Kotobuki’ Shrubs & Subshrubs Berberis x ottawensis ‘Silver Miles Berberis thunbergii ‘Bagatelle Clethra alnifolia ‘September Beauty’ Deutzia gracilis ‘Nikko’ Deutzia scabra ‘Pride of Rochester’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Magicien Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia – tree peony Picea abies ‘Little Globe’ Syringa vulgaris (Common Lilac) (moved from the…
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Landscape Bed 526 contains: Trees Cedrus sp. Cornus florida Oxydendron arboretum Pinus contorta Shrubs Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy Abelia) Camellia sasanqua ‘Mine-no-yuki’ (White Doves Winter Camellia) Hamamelis vernalis ‘Lombart’s Weeping‘ (Lombart’s Weeping Witch Hazel) Perennials Paeonia mlokosewitschii (Molly-the-Witch Peony)
Bed 522-the Lady Jane bed-contains: Trees Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia) Malus cv. (Crabapple Selection) Shrubs & Subshrubs Sorbaria sorbifolia (Ural False Spirea) Rhododendron sp. (Exbury Deciduous Azalea) Bulbs, Rhizomes, Tubers & Corms Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane‘ (Lady Jane Candlestick Tulip)
This small bed is located in The Orchard and it was likely installed between 1939 and 1972. The presence of a Deutzia cultivar hints at the involvement of Lord & Schryver. The bed contains: Punica grantaum (Pomegranate) Deutzia cultivar Philadelphus cultivar A sword fern (Polystichum munitum) has self-seeded into the bed. The small boulder is…