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.
Summer 2021
CONTENTS
Page 2 Summer Enchantment—Jane Stonechiper
Page 3 Golden Oak: An Arboretum Sentinel—David Zuckerman
Page 5 HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE ARBORETUM: Mountain Stewartia—Niall Dunne
Page 7 Mapping Cedar Dieback—Niall Dunne
Page 10 Pacific Connections in Your BackYard—Janine Anderson
Page 16 Oaks of the Arboretum—Dirk Giseburt
Page 20 An Interview with Iain Robertson—Jennifer Ott
Page 23: PLANT ANSWER LINE: Salt-Tolerant Plants & Seaweed Mulch—Rebecca Alexander
Page 26 IN A GARDEN LIBRARY: Notable New Books on Plants and Gardening—Brian R. Thompson
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
The Summer 2021 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.
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2021 Annual Meeting Report
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Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Mountain Stewartia
Stewartias are among the stars of the summer-flowering season at the Arboretum. While the Asian stewartia species in the main grove on the southern edge of the Camellia Collection justifiably receive a lot of praise, the lesser-known mountain stewartia (Stewartia...