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Index of Subjects There are a number of young Norway spruce in the park, probably propagating from a large tree. And somebody planted two skunk cabbages. On another topic: It appears the semi-collapsed boardwalk in the park is under repair. On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 5:30 PM, plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > There have been a number of deliberate introductions of plants at the Frog > Pond over the years, by enthusiastic horticulturalists/botanizers. > > The most obvious are the rhododendrons, a la Pine Grove Park in Milton, > Queen's County > http://www.novascotia.com/see-do/outdoor-activities/pine-grove-park/1722 > However I have also observed some less conspicuous plants, including Jack in > the Pulpit. > > Buttonbush is one I haven't seen yet, so good spotting, Burkhard. > > Cheers, > > Patricia > > >> On August 15, 2017 at 10:43 AM Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Thank you, Fred. >> >> Buttonbush does not occur naturally around Halifax. >> It was planted in Point Pleasant Park after Hurricane Juan. >> Maybe it spread from there. >> >> Burkhard >> >> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 11:52 PM, Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca> >> wrote: >> > On 8/14/2017 10:36 PM, Burkhard Plache wrote: >> > >> >> this Sunday, while walking around the Frog Pond in Halifax' Dingle >> >> Park, >> >> I came across a plant I am not familiar with. It grew at the edge of >> >> one >> >> of the wetlands. >> >> >> >> http://inaturalist.ca/observations/7477018 >> > >> > >> > * Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis. >> > >> > fred. >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad >> > Bishops Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm >> > Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm >> > Daily Paintings - http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/ >> > South Nation Basin Art & Science Book >> > http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm >> > RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0 >> > on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W >> > (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------
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