Effective species conservation requires ex situ conservation approaches. Botanic gardens and arboreta have the expertise to propagate plants of conservation concern, but they often lack the space or resources needed to capture sufficient genetic diversity. This is particularly true for large and long-lived plants like trees. A network of coordinated living collections at multiple sites […]
Scouting Quercus boyntonii stand along ridge of Double Oak Mountain. Photo courtesy of Huntsville Botanical Garden & APGA. […]
Sean Hoban, Emma Spence, and Patrick Thompson, The Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum seeks to improve the conservation value and genetic representation in ex situ collections by developing guidance for sampling seed. One example regards IUCN Critically Endangered Quercus boyntonii (Boynton sand post oak), which is endemic to Alabama and only occurs on exposed sandstone […]