Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 17, 2020
Despite a spectacular bloom with sprays of gold-coloured flowers in the spring, this relative of oak trees remains largely unknown in cultivation.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 2, 2020
For those who wander looking for wildflowers during California’s springtime, I suspect this tree will be immediately familiar. It is the valley oak or roble that grows near the main parking lot to the exceptional North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, photographed seven years ago in early morning light.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 3, 2018
I was reminded of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation‘s database of digital public domain images when updating the entry on Camassia quamash subsp. walpolei this morning. We haven’t featured a botanical illustration in a while, so I started to look through Walpole’s other illustrations, and found this one of Betula kenaica.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 25, 2018
Nothofagus antarctica, or Antarctic beech, has the distinction of being the most southerly-growing tree species in the world, due to its occurrence on Chile’s Hoste Island.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 1, 2018
It’s that time of year when buds are starting to break their winter dormancy. In December 2014, Daniel and I went for a walk through the Carolinian Forest at UBC Botanical Garden to investigate and photograph buds. We found lots of them! I’ve chosen a few of the photos we’ve taken to highlight some interesting […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 16, 2018
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of guest-instructing UBC’s Horticulture Training Program students on a winter twig identification walkabout. For our last species on the list, I couldn’t remember whether we were to look at Quercus robur (common oak or English oak) or Quercus rubra (red oak). We eventually sorted out my forgetfulness (it was the […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 5, 2017
I’d describe this late October afternoon in the Carolinian Forest Garden as a classic autumn experience. It was impossible to not be still and appreciate the sunlight in harmony with the yellow leaves of Betula lenta.
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