Arboretum Bulletin
Header photo: River otter in the Arboretum wetlands (courtesy Larry Hubbell).
Our full-color horticultural and botanical magazine
Published since 1937, the Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin is a quarterly botanical and horticultural magazine. A benefit of Arboretum Foundation membership, it includes in-depth articles on the Arboretum collections and history, as well as general information of interest to botanists, gardeners, and plant lovers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
You can also purchase the Bulletin at the Arboretum Gift Shop for $5 per copy.
Spring 2022
CONTENTS
Page 2 Spring Endeavors—Jane Stonecipher
Page 3 Hardy Rubber Tree—Walt Bubelis
Page 5 HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE ARBORETUM: Climbing Hydrangea—Niall Dunne
Page 8 How Vines Attach to a Support System—Pat Roome
Page 9 Snakebark Maples in the Arboretum—Phil Wood
Page 14: Japanese Cleyera: Shintō’s Sacred Flowering Evergreen—Corinne Kennedy
Page 18: Gauging Resistance: My Azalea Lace Bug Research in the Arboretum—Ryan R. Garrison
Page 5 PLANT ANSWER LINE: Plants That Look and Taste Like Spinach—Rebecca Alexander
Page 26 IN A GARDEN LIBRARY: New Books for Northwest Gardeners—Brian R. Thompson
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
The spring 2022 issue of the Bulletin was made possible by:
Carol Ottenberg
Molbak’s
The Berger Partnership
For information on advertising/sponsorship opportunities—or to submit an article idea—please email the editor, Niall Dunne, or call him at 206-325-4510.
Bulletin Archive
Back issues of the Bulletin can now be viewed online for free at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The digitization was paid for by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. We also publish select articles from past issues of the Bulletin on our news blog.
Earth Day Volunteers Pull 50+ Cubic Yards of Weeds!
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Arboretum-Based Research Tackles the Azalea Lace Bug
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Wild and Wonderful Willows of the Arboretum
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