Pinaceae

The developing cones of Pinus thunbergii

Pinus thunbergii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 11, 2005

Jeremy Cherfas, who ran the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute’s Public Awareness Weblog (in 2005; the organization is now Bioversity International and lacks a similar weblog) visited Vancouver a few weeks ago. While in town, he dropped by to introduce himself and say “hello”, so I took him and his Vancouver host, Ruth, for a […]

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The bark of Pinus ponderosa

Pinus ponderosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 3, 2005

As promised in this entry on Pinus ponderosa, here is the bark of Ponderosa pine up close.

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Pinus ponderosa near Merritt, British Columbia

Pinus ponderosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 29, 2005

I am a richer person for having experienced Ponderosa pine, if the measure of wealth is the accumulation of delight.

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Pinus ponderosa along Mara Hill

Lac Du Bois Grasslands Protected Area

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 27, 2005

Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is seen in the distance, eking out an existence. It is perched on the eroded bottom of the long-gone, ancient Tranquille Lake northwest of present-day Kamloops, British Columbia (Google Maps link centred on the area where this photograph was taken – zoom in for a close-up). This is the 15 000ha […]

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The developing cone of Larix griffithii

Larix griffithii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 24, 2005

Larix griffithii is the fourth in a series featuring plants showcased in UBC Botanical Garden’s newly released book: The Jade Garden – New and Notable Plants from Asia.

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Picea sitchensis 'Bentham's Sunlight', the golden spruce

Picea sitchensis ‘Bentham’s Sunlight’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 9, 2005

Herein lies a tale. The newly released book, The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed by Vancouver author John Vaillant features this plant photographed last Friday. Well, not exactly this plant, although it is genetically identical – this is a propagation from the original. How did the original compel “myth, madness […]

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