PLANT OF THE MONTH
Monthly we invite our Board of Directors Members and our ROOTS Advisory Board Members to write about the features of a plant of their choice. As with all the plants found on the grounds of the Bickelhaupt Arboretum, this will be a plant which is hardy to our zone, disease resistant and requires minimal maintenance. Many times it is a favorite plant of the writer or one with year round interest. The Arboretum has a Plant Collections Policy which provides guidelines for the acquisition, maintenance, evaluation, deaccessioning and access to the collections. This policy is administered by the staff and curators.
Select a year and month:
2010
March, 2010 - Cures for the Languishing Hardscape
February, 2010 - Serbian Spruce
January, 2010 - Hackberry
2009
December, 2009 - Fraser Fir
November, 2009 - Sweetgum Tree
October, 2009 - 'Silky Deep Red' Milkweed
September, 2009 - Magnolia
August, 2009 - Native Prairie
July, 2009 - Smoke Tree
June, 2009 - Stargazer Lily
May, 2009 - May Baskets
April, 2009 - Catalpa
March, 2009 - Canadian Yew
February, 2009 - Eastern White Pine
January, 2009 - Pine Hybrid
2008
December, 2008 - White Oak
November, 2008 - Ginkgo
October, 2008 - 'Fat Albert' Colorado Spruce
September, 2008 - Yellow Corydalis
August, 2008 - NONE SELECTED
July, 2008 - Castorbean
June, 2008 - Northern Encore Rose Tree
May, 2008 - Black Lace European Elder
April, 2008 - Cucumbertree Magnolia
March, 2008 - Amur Maackia
February, 2008 - Lasting Beauty White Pine
January, 2008 - Kentucky Coffeetree
2007
December, 2007 - "Mac Gold" White Spruce
November, 2007 - 'Dave's Choice' Mugo Pine
October, 2007 - 'Green Mountain' Sugar Maple
September, 2007 - 'Autumn Spire' Red Maple
August, 2007 - Hosta 'Sagae'
July, 2007 - Red Jade Crabapple
June, 2007 - Endless Summer Hydrangea
May, 2007 - Silver Maple
April, 2007 - Bur Oak
March, 2007 - Montgomery Globe Colorado Spruce
February, 2007 - Giant Western Arborvitae
January, 2007 - Eastern White Pine
2006
December, 2006 - 'Hetz Wintergreen'
November, 2006 - Black gum
October, 2006 - Autumn Blaze® Maple
September, 2006 - Baldcypress
August, 2006 - Dwarf Alberta spruce
July, 2006 - 'Princeton Gold' Norway Maple
June, 2006 - Accolade™ Elm
May, 2006 - Redbud crabapple
April, 2006 - 'Merrill' Magnolia
March, 2006 - Corneliancherry dogwood
February, 2006 - Kentucky Coffeetree
January, 2006 - Nikko Maple
2005
December, 2005 - Silberlocke
November, 2005 - Seven-Son Flower
October, 2005 - Eastern arborvitae
September, 2005 - Serbian spruce
August, 2005 - Arizonica Compacta
July, 2005 - Korean Pine
June, 2005 - Dwarf Douglas Fir
May, 2005 - Yellowhorn
April, 2005 - Weeping White Spruce
March, 2005 - Three-flower Maple
February, 2005 - Weeping Nootka Cypress
January, 2005 - Swiss Stone Pine