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The Conservation Garden of the Great Plains | Lauritzen Gardens

Posted on September 28, 2021 (October 1, 2021) by Center for Plant Conservation

Image of Lauritzen Gardens Visitor and Education Center and the Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory

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Collaborative Conservation of an Exceptional Species of Oak

Tony Gurnoe, San Diego Botanic Garden A small disjunct population of Quercus cedrosensis just north of the border faces a barrage of threats, from wildfire and drought to succumbing to bulldozer blades as part of the border wall construction. Recognizing the immediacy of the need, especially given the lack of even a single ex-situ specimen known […]

Metacollections and Collaborations

Posted on January 27, 2021 (January 29, 2021) by Caroline Iacuaniello

Image of a Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum).

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Coordinating Collections to Conserve Exceptional Species

Amy Byrne, The Morton Arboretum A 2019 study by Griffith, et al. showed that gardens must collaborate to conserve genetic diversity, especially for exceptional species whose seeds cannot be conventionally seed banked. This process of capturing the genetic diversity of exceptional species in ex situ collections requires a tailored strategy for each species, emphasizing the need […]

Global Conservation Consortia: Coordinating Collections for Exceptional Species

Christina Carrero, The Morton Arboretum, Emily Coffey, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Patrick Griffith, Montgomery Botanical Center A 2019 study by Griffith, et al. showed that gardens must collaborate to conserve genetic diversity, especially for exceptional species whose seeds cannot be properly seed banked. This process of capturing the genetic diversity of exceptional species in ex situ […]

Branching Out For Oak Conservation Morton Arboretum

Posted on January 16, 2019 (December 2, 2020) by Caroline Iacuaniello

A shinnery oak (Q. havardii) acorn from Cedar Mesa, Utah.

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