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Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), bud, flower (3.60147)
Date: April 11 2018Creator: Brown, Deborah J. G.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), bud, flower
Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), bud, flower (3.60148)
Date: April 11 2018Creator: Brown, Deborah J. G.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), bud, flower
Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), fruit, scar (3.60149)
Date: April 11 2018Creator: Brown, Deborah J. G.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Magnolia 'Blushing Belle' (Blushing Belle Magnolia), fruit, scar
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panels, Introduction (3.67345)
Date: September 14 2018Type: Document
Description:Five panels introducing the exhibit
1) Welcome/map
2) Measuring a Tree's Vital Signs
3) How do Scientists Discover New Knowledge?
4) How can we Help Trees Thrive in Urban Areas?
Extent: 5 pages
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panels, Choosing the Right Tree (3.67346)
Date: September 14 2018Type: Document
Description:Four panels explaining Section 2: Choosing the Right Tree
1) Why do People Need Trees
2) How do you Choose the Right Tree for the Right Place
3) How can an Urban Orchard Benefit a Community?
4) Think about the Mature Height and Width of the Trees you Plant
Extent: 4 pages
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panels, Caring for Urban Trees (3.67347)
Date: September 17 2018Type: Document
Description:Section 3: 9 panels explaining how to care for urban trees:
1) What Challenges do Urban Trees Encounter?
2) What are Stem Girdling Roots?
3) When is it Necessary to Support a Tree with Cables?
4) Why is this Tree Wired?
5) A Root System on Display
6) Can Proper Pruning Improve Tree Health
7) How do Pruning Practices Affect the Growth of Shrubs
8) Why do Power Companies Clear Branches Away from Power Lines?
9) Planting Trees Under Power Lines
Extent: 9 pages
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panel, Addressing the Challenges of Urban Soils (3.67348)
Date: September 14 2018Type: Document
Description:Seven panels addressing the challenges of urban soils:
1) How can Conditions Under Pavement Impact Tree Health?
2) How does the Volume of Available Root Space Affect Tree Health?
3) Do Small or Large Trees Grow Faster After Being Transplanted?
4) Are Some Trees More Tolerant of Poor Urban Soils than Others?
5) Can Planting Depth Affect Tree Health?
6) Can Improving the Quality of Soil Around a Tree Improve Tree Health?
7) When does a Tree Benefit from Supplemental Watering?
Extent: 7 pages
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panel, Cultivating Resilient Trees (3.67609)
Date: September 14 2018Type: Document
Description:Eleven panels addressing tree cultivation:
1) How do New Cultivars Become Available to Homeowners?
2) What is a Cultivar?
3) What is a Hybrid?
4) Do Different Tree Species Grow at Different Rates?
5) Can Tree Breeding Improve Disease and Pest Resistance?
6) Dutch Elm Disease
7) Cedar-Apple Rust
8) Apple Scab
9) Japanese Beetle
10) Sycamore Anthracnose
11) Emerald Ash Borer
Extent: 11 pages
Gateway to Tree Science Interpretation Panel, Laying the Groundwork (3.67610)
Date: September 11 2018Type: Document
Description:Section 6: 15 panels focusing on conservation and basic research:
1) Why do we Study and Conserve Oaks?
2) How are Different Oak Species Related and why Does it Matter?
3) Root of the Global Oak Tree of Life
4) Red Oaks of the Southwest and Latin America
5) White Oaks of the Southwest and Latin America
6) Ponticae
7) The Eurasian White Oaks
8) How are Oaks Adapted to Such a Variety of Habitats?
9) Why Does the Arboretum Create Ex Situ Collections?
10) How Does the Arboretum Choose Which Trees to Collect and Preserve?
11) Fraser Fir (Endangered)
12) Ashe Magnolia (Vulnerable)
13) Ginkgo (Endangered)
14) What is a Conservation Grove?
15) Why do Arboretum Scientists do Basic Research?
Extent: 15 pages
The Gateway to Tree Science at The Morton Arboretum (3.82989)
Date: 2019Creator: The Morton Arboretum
Type: Video
Description:The Gateway to Tree Science is an interactive outdoor exhibit designed to bring The Morton Arboretum’s tree science and research to life. The exhibit provides insightful information and ongoing, real-time demonstrations designed to educate professionals, homeowners, and others on best practices for tree care as well as to inspire students and future tree scientists with practical and timely advice drawn from decades of research at the Arboretum.