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Malus 'Jonagold' in UBC Botanical Garden's Food Garden

Malus ‘Jonagold’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 15, 2005

The Apple Festival is on today and tomorrow. If numbers of people visiting the garden is the measure, it’s the biggest event of the year (and certainly one of the biggest within the entire university). I do have to say that 13,000kg (28,000lbs) of apples is quite a sight.

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Malus 'Elstar' in UBC Botanical Garden

Malus ‘Elstar’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 10, 2005

The apple cultivar ‘Elstar’ is the result of a cross between ‘Golden Delicious’ and ‘Ingrid Marie’ made in 1972 in Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Hips of Rosa pulverulenta

Rosa pulverulenta

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 28, 2005

This rose is native to eastern Turkey and the Caucasus–I admire it for its prickles (not thorns!).

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Fruits of Rubus armeniacus

Rubus armeniacus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 21, 2005

It’s blackberry season in the Pacific Northwest. This invasive species, Rubus armeniacus (commonly known as Himalayan blackberry) has long been incorrectly known scientifically as Rubus procerus or Rubus discolor in North America (and in fact, I’m not sure if the common name now reflects the true origin of the plant–Armenian blackberry would be better.

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Fruits of Rubus idaeus 'Tulameen'

Rubus idaeus ‘Tulameen’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 8, 2005

I wish I could say raspberries were in season locally, but my appetite will have to wait another two months to be satisfied.

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