September 13, 2023
THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU
Many thanks to all those who joined us on Sunday, September 10 for Barbara Frelinghuysen Israel's program on Antique Garden Ornament. In spite of the rain, we had a good group of attendees who enjoyed her presentation as well as the light refreshments provided by the Friends. Thank you also to Russell Gatzke, one of our many wonderful volunteers, for the beautiful flower arrangement that graced the refreshment table. Russell grew the lovely Dahlias in his Community Garden plot and supplemented the arrangement with flowers from his home garden.
Celebrating the Pinetum at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum
A Rendezvous of the Northeast Region of the American Conifer Society
Saturday, October 21 - 9:00 AM
In person in the Haggerty Education Center
Co-sponsored by the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and the Northeast Region of the American Conifer Society
The program will begin with Registration and coffee, followed by Welcome and Overview and three speakers:
- The Frelinghuysen Pinetum - Past, Present, and Future, Bruce Crawford, Garden Manager, Frelinghuysen Arboretum
- The Conifer Conundrum, Beth Brantley - Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories
- Creating a Woodland Garden with Indigenous Plants and Vertical Structure, Jean Epiphan - Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agent, Morris County
This program is eligible for 3.5 New Jersey Urban and Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) CEUs
This program is eligible for 5.0 CEU credits from the New Jersey Board of Tree Experts
This program is eligible for 4.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEUs
For more information and to register, please click on the photograph
FUNGUS FEST 2023
Sunday, September 24
10:30 AM to 4:00 PM
The New Jersey Mycological Association's Fungus Fest returns to The Frelinghuysen Arboretum for a fun day of educational exhibits and talks, arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations, etc.
For more information and to register, click on the flyer.
RUTGERS MASTER GARDENER IPM TEAM REPORT #11
This issue includes information on Anthracnose on Tomato and Pepper fruit, catfacing and cracking on Tomatoes, Cover Crops, etc.
Click on the report to access and read it.
TELLING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VARIOUS WOOD BORERS
It is commonly assumed that Emerald Ash Borers are the cause of branch die-back in Ash trees; indeed they have killed many hundreds of millions of trees. However, there are other wood borers that can cause Ash tree decline and death as well. Among these are:
- Ash/Lilac Clearwing Moth Borer
- Banded Ash Clearwing Moth Borer
- Ash Bark Beetle Borer
A clear sign that an Ash tree is infested with Emerald Ah Borers is the capital D-shaped exit hole in the trunk and branches. Although other wood borers may cause similar symptoms as the Emerald Ash Borer, the exit holes of the Clearwing Moths are oval in shape; Ash Bark Beetles create numerous round exit holes.
For more information, go to: https://plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/recognizing-the-common-wood-borers-of-ash-trees/
Mid-September flowers, a pretty pink Hydrangea and a peach-colored tropical Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia). A wide angle shot of the large bed that borders the driveway as you come up from Hanover Avenue features a large white Hydrangea, some ornamental grasses, the Seven Sons Tree (Heptacodium miconioides) on the right and other plants as well.
Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. Picture credits: Margery Ennist.
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