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A New Hand on the Tiller Yours truly (Jon Weems) plans to
A New Hand on the Tiller Yours truly (Jon Weems) plans to retire at the end of June. I will then be exactly two-thirds of a century old and the veter...

Runty Seedling to State Champ in 32 Years WVU forest
Runty Seedling to State Champ in 32 Years WVU forest pathologist Bill MacDonald had a few seedlings left over after establishing an oak plantation in...

Bees in Trees While it is important to control many invasive
Bees in Trees While it is important to control many invasive organisms in the Arboretum, at least one exotic insect is entirely welcome. I’m think...

Turk’s Cap Lily Discovering a “new” plant in the
Turk’s Cap Lily Discovering a “new” plant in the Arboretum always piques my curiosity. Is it native or exotic? Is it invasive? What is it call...

Construction Begins The controversial Coliseum roadway
Construction Begins The controversial Coliseum roadway construction project has begun. The roadway project will involve the loss of a tiny but value...

Hidden in Plain Sight While wrapping up another successful
Hidden in Plain Sight While wrapping up another successful garlic mustard removal season recently, I had occasion to think about the ways plants and ...

Thank you to all who have expressed support for the Arboretum in
Thank you to all who have expressed support for the Arboretum in light of a roadway construction project planned to begin soon. Check other posts on t...

Wildflower Alert, April 2014 Are you ready for spring? It’s
Wildflower Alert, April 2014 Are you ready for spring? It’s been a long time coming, but now it is here, and the so-called “spring ephemeral” w...

Roland Lee Guthrie, 1928-2013 Roland L. Guthrie, award-winning
Roland Lee Guthrie, 1928-2013 Roland L. Guthrie, award-winning teacher and manager of the Arboretum for 34 years, passed away on December 11, 2013. S...