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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
January Lectures Now on YouTube »
ACS January 2025 Lecture Series Now Available on YouTube! We are excited to announce that the ACS Central Region Januar...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: 'Berrima Gold' »
Conifer of the Month:  Calocedrus decurrens  'Berrima Gold' Click here to read the article. Article pre...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: Pines for the Rock Garden, Part 2 »
An alpine area is commonly found in a mountainous area at an altitude near the snow line. The climate is harsh with p...
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: Jerry Morris »
Blast from the Past: Jerry Morris If there was a Hall of Fame for “Broomers”, Jerry Morris would be the Charter Member...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: Pines for the Rock Garden in Two Parts »
The planting feature known as a ‘rock garden’ takes on many different forms. But the true rock garden is a representation...
Thursday, October 3, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bob's News and Musings: Conifer Understocks From Abies Through Tsuga »
Grafting involves attaching a twig from the desired plant to a seedling that is compatible with that twig. After the twig...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: Dantsugi »
The late Jean Iseli loved to equate altered conifers to living art. He used to talk about grafting different conifer culti...
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ »
Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ is a ‘Dawyck’ seedling from 1968. In this case the male...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: Pinus strobus ‘Sea Urchin’ »
Pinus strobus ‘Sea Urchin’ During the late 1970’s Al Fordham had told me to visit Dr. Sidney Waxman at the University...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: Sick Conifers »
"Sick Conifers" From 1974 until 2013, I was an avid conifer collector. I had cutting privileges at several arboretum...
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Tick-borne Diseases: Tips for Outdoor Safety »
Do you know how to protect yourself from tick-borne diseases? This Boston Globe article provides some tips for ou...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: ACS Beginnings p3 »
“[The first gathering of conifer enthusiasts] would occur on October 7, 1982. Thirty-two people attended the meeting. It w...
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: ACS Beginnings p2 »
"Things were relatively quiet in the conifer world until 1982, when William Gotelli donated a massive conifer collection t...
Monday, July 1, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: ACS Beginnings p1 »
"The American Conifer Society has been around for a while, since 1983, to be exact. It was not the first attempt to...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Bob's News and Musings: Gold Conifers »
"The yellow color in conifers appears to be due to a lack of chlorophyll, allowing other pigments to dominate. As more chl...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Bob's News & Musings: Picea abies 'Dandylion' »
“Broad and pendulous, Picea abies ‘Dandylion’ produces upright shoots but they do not continue upward, producing a growth...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: FranMara, A Special Garden in Iowa »
A Special Garden in Iowa: FranMara   "In the small town of Oelwein Iowa, two brothers, Gary and Tom Whittenb...
Friday, April 5, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: Pinus virginiana ‘Wate’s Golden’ »
"Layne Ziegenfuss had considerable influence on me when I started collecting rare and unusual conifers. He was an enthusia...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Bob's News & Musings: The Origins of Conifer Cultivars »
"New garden selections of conifers are being offered for sale on a regular basis by nurseries all over the world. They or...

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