Boskoop Glory weigela November 29, 2008

Dawes Spring 2008 sale: Weigela ‘Boskoop Glory’, described on the accompanying tag:  “A deciduous shrub to 8′ tall and wide taking on a vase-shaped habit.  A densely branched shrub whose young shoots are light brown.  Bark on older wood is gray brown.  Leaves are opposite, simple, oval in outline with abruptly pointed tips.  Funnel-shaped flowers occur in May with salmon pink petals.  Flowers are numerous and bloom sporadically throughout summer.  Plant in full sun in moist, well-drained soil.  Hardy in USDA Zone 5.”

Individual tag:  “From:  TDA Grounds BH23 [D1996-0669 something illegible 1]  Orig. from Bailey   Provenance: CGO   How Received:  illegible    D2007-0192

It is quite lovely – the leaves have been my favorite part (although the flowers were also lovely), so it’s weird the tag doesn’t mention their coloration:  they are variegated, with a sort of bright chartreuse edge around a much deeper green in the middle.

Yoda eastern white pine November 28, 2008

 

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From the plant sale at Dawes Arboretum spring 2008, this is Pinus strobus ‘Yoda’. The accompanying tag described it thus:
“A dwarf, flat, globe-shaped evergreen, growing to 6′ tall and wide in 10 years. The growth rate is about 2″ per year. Fine-textured, light green needles are arranged in groups of 5, 2-5″ long. Young stems are gray to green, soft and flexible, while older wood becomes dark gray to brown and black. Use as a specimen or accent plant. Site in full sun in well-drained soil. Hardy to USDA Zone 3. Species native to e. North America.”

The individual tag for this exact tree said it was recieved “from: TDA Grounds CQ11 [D1996-0272.001] Orig. from Cedar Ridge Provenance: CGO How Recieved: SC D2006-0145”

We planted it in the new raised bed we created–plenty of sun and the drainage should be good, too.