SEASONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MORTON ARBORETUM
SPRING 2014
arbor news
The world-class Chicago Symphony Orchestra returns to the world-class landscape of The Morton Arboretum June 26, 27, and 28. For more information and tickets, visit cso.org/morton.
welcome | spring
Order from the Members’ Exclusive Plant Sale of special perennials, trees and shrubs through April 8 and pick up plants Arbor Day weekend. Visit mortonarb.org/plantsale.
“Art + Science” is the theme of the May 10 Annual Dinner Party, an evening to benefit the Arboretum’s mission to plant and protect trees. To learn more, call 630-725-2027.
AT LONG LAST Leaves unfurl with deepening green, flowers burst into fragrance, new grass is soft and welcoming, birds are in full chorus and the Arboretum bursts with life. Welcome, springtime!
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explore | by the trail
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flourish | arbor day
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raising tree huggers | how a tree grows
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my backyard arboretum | great shrubs
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treasures | history and artistry
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2013 donors | into the future
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dig deeper | see our class listings
| TALES THE RINGS TELL
: Scientists can read the history of a forest in the rings of trees.
mission The mission of The Morton Arboretum is to collect and study trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world, to display them across naturally beautiful landscapes for people to study and enjoy, and to learn how to grow them in ways that enhance our environment. Our goal is to encourage the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Cover image: Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) 630-968-0074 | mortonarb.org | © 2014 The Morton Arboretum For directory of phone numbers and hours, consult the events calendar insert.
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TALES THE RINGS TELL LONG AGO, IN AN OLD FOREST IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, A TREE FELL DOWN. Suddenly the forest floor was flooded with sunlight, and dozens of tiny white pine seedlings sprinted toward the sky. The tree that fell has long since rotted away, but we know it was there. How? Because of the tales that tree rings tell.
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EXAMINING GROWTH RINGS FROM A NUMBER OF TREES “TELLS YOU THE HISTORY OF A FOREST.” ~Forest Ecologist Robert Fahey
Those rings record how much a tree grew every year. That record can tell experts at The Morton Arboretum not only about the life of that tree, but about the trees around it, the entire forest, the weather, the climate, and the effects of what people have done. “Tree rings are a record of so much that has happened,” says Forest Ecologist Robert Fahey. That record may help predict what climate change will do to trees all over the Midwest, guide
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how the Arboretum manages its own woods, and inform the choices cities make about what kinds of trees to plant. Consider that tree that died and rotted away. How does Fahey know it was there? Because its death affected other trees and he can read those effects in their rings. A new ring is formed each year when a tree adds wood just under the bark. If the tree gets more sunshine and more water, it can grow more and the ring is
fatter. The ring is thinner when a tree’s growth is curbed, if the year is dry or if the tree is shaded by larger trees overhead or has to compete with other trees for water. Broad, pale rings show fast spring growth and darker rings are the smaller cells that grow in late summer and early fall. When the rings of a small group of trees in a forest reveal that they had a sudden growth spurt when young, it tells Fahey that they suddenly got more sun-
light and more water compared to other trees nearby—probably because a big tree fell and opened a gap in the forest canopy. By comparing the rings of hundreds of trees, Fahey can puzzle out the sequence of events. “You can use the rings to spot the gaps,” he says. “It tells you the history of a forest.” Tree rings also tell tales about people. They told Kurt Dreisilker, the Arboretum’s manager of natural resources, that a disproportionate number of oaks in the
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East Woods are roughly the same age, dating back to the 1840s. Why? Because the first settlers in the 1830s quickly cut down most of the existing oaks for lumber and firewood. Over the next few years, acorns sprouted to replace them, and those replacement trees are the oaks we know today. It’s fascinating to examine the concentric rings of a slice from the trunk of an old tree. And sometimes cross-sections are available from trees that fall in storms, such as a huge white oak—dated back to 1682—that toppled on the Arboretum’s West Side in 1984. (pages 4-5). But most tree studies are of living trees. Researchers use a hollow drill to remove a core, a long, pencil-thin sliver of wood with brown-and-tan stripes, each a bit of a ring that can be counted and measured. The tree can easily grow over the small wound left behind. The variation shown in the rings makes them useful to researchers as a record of weather and climate. Scientists have built up huge databases of tree ring records from many different trees over wide areas. Put together, their rings form a continuous record that can go back thousands of years. The effort to understand how
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our climate is different from that of the past has relied extensively on tree ring data. And scientists at the Arboretum now use the rings to explore how trees are likely to respond to climate change to come. Using tree rings, Soil Scientist Bryant Scharenbroch and Fahey are leading a team to study how resilient different tree species are in the face of disturbances, including climate change. Which trees are likely to handle it best? What does that mean for the city streets and yards of the future? It’s a novel effort to look at urban rather than forest trees, using some of the same research plots and landscape types counted in the tree census of the Chicago region recently completed by the Arboretum and the US Forest Service. Scharenbroch also uses tree rings to study how different soil conditions affect tree growth. He’s checking cores as part of his effort to create better guidelines for how to manage soils so urban trees can get a better start and live longer. In its rings, every tree can tell a tale of struggle and survival in the face of change. The trees of the Arboretum are a priceless library of knowledge about the world of the past and the world to come. q
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explore | spring As you wander in a woodland spring, consider the wonders of the world at your feet
BY THE SIDE OF THE TRAIL In earliest spring, before flowers and leaves brighten the forest, there’s already a bustling world beneath the brown leaves at the edge of any trail in The Morton Arboretum’s East Woods. All those leaves are not just litter. This borderland—the few inches of leaves above and the few inches of fine roots just below the soil surface—is home to countless creatures, and every tiny bacterium and bug plays a part in creating the soil that holds and nurtures the forest’s trees. Nudge aside a tattered oak or maple leaf and you may find one of the most familiar digesters, a roly-poly that can curl up tight as a little brown pill. But the most abundant leafchewers are much tinier: mites and springtails,
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nearly microscopic arthropods that live in the top layers of the soil. “When a leaf falls, big shredders start eating it,” says Soil Scientist Bryant Scharenbroch. They pulverize it into pieces that a smaller creature can digest. In each animal’s gut, the leaves support millions of bacteria that break down the leaf tissue to extract sugars for energy. What the animals leave behind is easier for soil bacteria and fungi to feast on. Every bit of dead leaf or root will be food for many organisms, each of which derives a little bit of energy, on its way to becoming soil. The leaf litter food chain has its carnivores—spiders, salamanders, crayfish. “The litter also is important for camouflage,” says Education Guide Beth Bengtson, who leads school groups and scouts on field trips in the woods. Some animals, like snakes and toads, use its concealment to hunt. Others, such as shrews and mice, are hunted, hiding from owls and hawks. These animals, too, are part of a community that cycles the chemicals essential to life from the dead to the living. The forest floor at the side of the trail is where last year’s leaves become tomorrow’s. q
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flourish | arbor day Every April, Arbor Day is a celebration of trees and their value in our lives
A TIME TO HUG A TREE Trees do so much to make our lives and our communities better. To honor their gifts, The Morton Arboretum celebrates Arbor Day, the last Friday in April, as its signature holiday. Arbor Day was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, the father of Arboretum founder Joy Morton, to encourage the planting and protection of trees. Each year, The Morton Arboretum uses Arbor Day as a way to help people see the value of trees and the impact trees have on their daily lives. This year, the Arboretum is focusing on how trees do more for us than surround us in beauty. They make us healthier, help clean the air, and quiet busy city streets. Large, mature trees do us the most service, so we are wise to care for our trees so they live long lives. But we also need to plant trees so that tomorrow’s cities, suburbs, and forests can be healthy and green. That’s perhaps the most important message of Arbor Day. “Other holidays repose upon the past,” Joy Morton told an Arbor Day audience in 1932. “Arbor Day proposes for the future.” During the weeks leading up to Arbor Day, the Arboretum is alive with events that salute trees. Our Community Trees Program helps set up tree plantings and distribute educational tree tagging kits. Beginning April 18, tags featuring the benefits of trees will flutter from branches on the streets in Chicago and its suburbs. On April 25, Arbor Day itself, Curious George will visit the Arboretum to help plant a tree. There are special activities for families in the Children’s Garden. And gardeners will flock to the Arbor Day Plant Sale April 25–27. Trees give us so much. So this Arbor Day, go ahead: Hug a tree. q
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raising tree huggers Your family can be part of a tree’s life story, from seed to towering spruce
How a tree grows How does a tree grow? Here is the story of a spruce tree: The seed is a little brown bump. Inside, a tiny tree is curled up, waiting. When springtime brings warmth and water, the tiny tree wakes up. It uses the food inside the seed for fuel as it begins to stretch and breaks out of its brown coat. A green shoot reaches up, up, up, through the soil, out into the fresh air and sunlight. At the same time, the first roots reach down into the earth. The tender skin of the little green tree darkens into rough bark and the cells harden into wood strong enough to hold the tree upright. Meanwhile, roots grow to hold it firmly in the earth. Because it’s a spruce tree, its leaves are thin and pointed, like needles. Every spring it grows more needle-covered branches. Year after year, it gets taller. When the spruce tree is tall, it grows cones in its branches that hold seeds. In fall, the cones dry out and pop open. The seeds fall out, fluttering down to the earth to wait for a warm, wet spring. Come to the Children’s Garden of The Morton Arboretum during Arbor Week this April and learn all about trees. You can look at “tree cookies” with rings that tell trees’ stories. You can plant a seed of an Engelmann spruce tree. Then the family can hike out to the Conifer Collection to see what that tree will look like if it lives a long time. The grown-up Engelmann spruce tree will be wide and tall, with many blue-green needles. But at the very tip-top of the tree, far above Celebrate Arbor your head, will be the part that once was a little April 25, in the green seedling, carried toward the sky. q Navistar is the sponsor for Children's Garden Drop-In & Adventure Programs
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my backyard arboretum
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SHADE STARS
GOLDEN RUSH
The Japanese maple is seductively lovely. Small and easy to find a spot for, relatively shade-tolerant, with beautiful lacy foliage that turns brilliant red or yellow in fall, the hundreds of cultivars of Acer palmatum are hard to resist. But Midwestern gardeners may find Japanese maples’ beauty doesn’t come easy, says Kunso Kim, head of collections and curator at The Morton Arboretum. This species prefers relatively acid soil, which is hard to come by in the Chicago region. It needs excellent drainage but steady soil moisture and protection from drying winds. “It’s quite picky,” Kim says. For a shade-tolerant, garden-sized plant that has all-season interest and beautiful fall color but is not so fragile, he recommends shrubs such as oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia, at left) or viburnums such as Northern Burgundy™ arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum ‘Morton’). If you have room for a larger tree—more like 20 to 30 feet—he would love you to consider some of the interesting but uncommon maples to be found at the Arboretum. The snakebark maples, for example, such as Acer tegmentosum, have fascinating sinuous streaks running down the bark. He especially loves a group of Chinese and Korean trees called trifoliate maples, whose leaves, made up of three leaflets, are totally unlike the familiar five-pointed shape on the Canadian flag. Among them is three-flowered maple (Acer triflorum), with brilliant red to orange fall color, while paperbark maple (Acer griseum) has handsome coppery peeling bark as well as leaves that turn brilliant scarlet in fall. q
When golden-yellow forsythias burst into bloom, Chicagoans know winter is finally over. This shrub earns its place in so many gardens because it’s such a sign of spring and it’s so hardy and long-lived. Once established, forsythia is “pretty resilient,” says Todd Jacobson, head of horticulture at The Morton Arboretum. The ancestral forsythia species are mostly large shrubs from eastern Asia. But many hybrids and cultivars have been developed that are more compact or more cold-hardy, or bloom in different shades of yellow from pale lemon to deep gold, Jacobson says. After it has bloomed, a forsythia spends the rest of the season as an unremarkable shrub with deep green leaves on arching branches that give it an overall fountain or vase shape. Jacobson recommends planting it where it will form a background to other shrubs or perennials. Few pests or diseases trouble a forsythia. Because it blooms so early, the flowers can be nipped by a late frost, but it won’t harm the plant. The biggest problem with a forsythia is that over time its vigorous growth can turn it into a tangled, overbearing monster. You can tame it, Jacobson says, by pruning out about a third of the biggest, oldest stems each year as needed. Or take the more drastic step of rejuvenation pruning, which involves cutting all the stems back within an inch or two of the ground. The shrub will grow back, and then you can keep it under control by regularly removing the oldest stems. q
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treasures | library
HISTORY AND ARTISTRY Soft white mock-orange blossoms rise delicately above a slanting branch of bold green leaves. Lovely, but not perfect or symmetrical, it’s a romantic picture from a Romantic artist. The artist was Pancrace Bessa (1772-1846), and he painted this picture for a periodical called Herbier Général de L’Amateur that was published in Paris between 1810 and 1813. It was then copied onto a printing plate by skilled artisans. Now The Morton Arboretum has not only the original watercolor but the engraving for which it was painted. That engraving is part of a rare volume with 389 of Bessa’s 572 watercolors for the publication that was obtained by the Sterling Morton Library as part of its 50th anniversary celebration. “It fills a gap in our collection of French botanical art,” says Library Collections Manager Rita Hassert. The Arboretum has been collecting rare botanical books since it was established in 1922, and botanical art has been a specialty since the Sterling Morton Library was dedicated in 1963. Art and libraries were twin interests of the Arboretum’s board of trustees chair at the time, Suzette Morton Davidson, granddaughter of founder Joy Morton. Pancrace Bessa was one of the most important French Romantic botanical artists, Hassert says. He was a pupil of Pierre Redouté, whose famous book Les Roses also is in the Arboretum’s collection. Bessa was especially expert at a technique called stipple engraving—building up an image from a multitude of tiny dots on a metal printing plate—though the images in Herbier Général de L’Amateur are more conventional line engravings, made by scratching lines. The book was acquired from a dealer in Amsterdam, Hassert says, and funded by a bequest from the late Charles Haffner, who succeeded Davidson as chairman and, like her, was a great lover of libraries. It is one of only 10 copies of the work in library catalogs in the world. Kept in the library’s Special Collections vault, the Find amazing botanical book can be viewed by appointment. Like all the art art in the library’s collection, it can be especially valuable to students in the Arboretum’s botanical art and illustration Special Collections. education programs. “We encourage members to enjoy the collections,” Hassert says. q
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2013 DONORS | MORTONARB.ORG
INTO THE FUTURE In 2013, our generous supporters made it possible for The Morton Arboretum to extend its tree research and conservation work around the world, to plant and protect trees for a greener world and a better future. PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $50,000 and above Anna Caroline Ball Jane Berry Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. McQuaid Mr. and Mrs. John Schiffer $25,000-$49,999 The Buchanan Family Foundation Mrs. Anne Haffner Connie and Dennis Keller Amy and Steve Louis $10,000-$24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bauer Susan and Ken Beard Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Becky II Michael and Kay Birck Betty J. Bradshaw Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Burke The Dick Family Foundation Shirley M. Evans Rose and Bob Fealy John and Bernice Gardner Marion H. Giles Thomas E. Gleitsman Ms. Barbara Jean Gore Ann and John Grube Fanee and Peter Haleas Iris Hannon and Lee S. Selander Kenneth and Susan Koranda Louellen and Tim Murray Mr. and Mrs. John Oleniczak Jane and Henry Pearsall Sherry and Bob Reum Albert J. and Susan E. Rot Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Slark Mr. Richard J. Walls Nancy Hamill Winter
THORNHILL SOCIETY $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (4) Stephen F. and Mary Ann Anderson
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Stephen and Susan Baird Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bartlett, Jr. James and Cynthia Bowhay William F. Bucha Virginia Cook Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dickerson Mary M. Forester Dr. Stephen Gieser and Dr. Ruth Williams Darrell B. Jackson and Valencia M. Ray, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Madhavan Nayar Robert Schillerstrom and Mary Beth O'Connor Amy and Joe Weidenbach $2,500-$4,999 Anonymous (6) Tom Anderson Mrs. Laurence A. Carton Mr. and Mrs. J. Douglas Cleveland James and Pamela Crouthamel Marianne and Harry Dennis Dr. and Mrs. Gerard T. Donnelly Michael Freedman Joe and Elaine Gross Tom and Elaine Hundrieser Georgia and Richard Janzow Dale and Davida Kalina Ms. Kit Keane and Mr. Duncan M. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lamb Mary Ellyn Madden Fred C. McEwen, Jr. The McWethy Foundation Donnie P. Minyard and Lee B. Totzke Ms. Angelique Murphy Susan C. O'Brien and Donald J. Arnold China Oughton Suzy and Bob Peters Quen and Diana Podraza Nancy and Warren Rasmussen Honorable S. Louis Rathje and Dr. Maria Rosa Contanzo Ann and Bob Reiland Robert E. Reininga James J. and Laurie S. Renn
Ms. Janice Sommer Speiser Family Foundation Philip Wiederhold Peg Wieser and Nadine Roy Mary A. Zell $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (10) Robert W. Ammann Midge and Dan Anderson Cushman and Pamela Andrews Elisabeth and John Bacon, Jr.* Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartlett Ruth and Tom Bastian Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bauters Ms. Janet Berman and Mr. James Hruska Mr. and Mrs. Greg Besio Greg Blue Karen S. Brunke Howard and Moira Buhse Mike and Cathy Bushman Steven Canavis Michael J. and Dorothy A. Carbon Bill and Carol Chittenden Ms. Doris K. Christopher Peter and Carole Clarke Michelle and Steven Clegg Bill and Mary Sue Coates Mr. and Mrs. Clint Coghill Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Conger Ms. Nancy Cox Natalie Culley* Ms. Fiona Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Ray Denson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dentice Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Donnelley II Catherine M. Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Eberhardt Joel Eurich Lori and Bob Everett Claudia F. Fabela Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Feay Anne L. and Mark B. Finn Mr. and Mrs. John F. Flynn Hendrica Ghali David and Margaret Gibson Dr. Richard Gieser and Ms. Kaye Filkin Susanne and Grant Gilbert Jennifer and Ken GoodSmith Mary Gower Ms. Paula Graffy Mr. and Mrs. Carl Greer
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Dr. Shannon Gritzenbach and Mr. Edward Gritzenbach Mirja and Ted Haffner Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna Carol and Jeff Holden Edmund D. Hollander Huizenga Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Allan Immelman Mr. Robert Jacobs and Ms. Jennifer Jellings Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jahn Diane and Scott Jamieson Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Julian John and Janie Kalchbrenner Mr. and Mrs. Jozef Kavuliak Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kenney Mike Ketvertis Mr. and Mrs. David W. King Mrs. Victoria Klimkiewicz Jill Koski and David Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Arnold C. Kupec Walter and Mary Langbein Ms. Margarette Lawless Gary and Maureen Lichtenheld Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lillie Michael and Lynn Locke Bernard and Janice Mack Mr. and Mrs. Alan Magerkurth Doug and Fran Mains Neil J. Maloney, Jr. Peter and Meg Mason Mary Ellen McArdle Richard James McCann Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen McGue Mr. and Mrs. Ronald McKee Dr. and Mrs. Zeyd Merenkov Frank and Jackie Murnane Ms. Ann M. Neumann John and Marilyn Newlin Mr. and Mrs. John K. Notz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald O'Day Ute and Reed O'Malley Carol and Otto Osterland Sarah Packard Andrew and Jeanne Pagorek Mr. and Mrs. Richard Parish Mr. James D. Parsons Marni and Fred Paulman Nancy and Mike Peske Mrs. Linda Post and Mr. Robert Glavin Sai Ravichandran Mr. and Mrs. Brian Renwick
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“IT IS PERSONALLY FULFILLING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ARBORETUM’S DIVERSE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ITS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PROJECTS, ALL PRESENTED WITHIN THE PERFECT CANVAS OF NATURE’S ART.” ~Bob and Ann Reiland Diane and William Ritchie Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Roberg Ms. Celia Rodee and Mr. Peter Cooper Carol Jean Rogalski, Ph.D. Verie Sandborg Bruce and Martha Sanders Ted and Dianne Saul Mr. and Mrs. John R. Scales Eric and Susan Schaal Mr. Fred Schnitzius and Ms. Marilyn Kujawa Mr. Bruce Schreider and Ms. Sandra Berger Mr. and Ms. Marshall T. Scott Helen Seren and Ronald Rusnak Don and Ursula Sharp Mr. and Mrs. R. Matthew Simon Victoria M. Skala Ms. Jeanette Skul Mr. and Mrs. William J. Smith II Mr. Matthew Smogor Dr. Sherry Snyder Nick Stanitz and Margaret Bartel-Stanitz Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stathakis Mr. and Mrs. Barry Steinmetz Mrs. Kay Strayer and Mr. Jay Strayer Louise I. Tausché Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tomczak Kelly and Brendan Towey Mr. and Mrs. John Tubutis James Urban, F.A.S.L.A. Bonnie R. Valiant Wendy and Greg Vichick Gail and Darrell Voitik Darrell G. Vydra Susan and Jeffrey Wagner Wilma M. and Joe E. Wark Amy and Morris Westerhold Tom and Jean Whalls Dorothy B. White Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White Tim and Lucy Wolkober
$25,000-$49,999 Ball Horticultural Company Bayer CropScience The Brinson Foundation Cadence Health Chicago Wilderness Trust Tellabs Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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$2,500-$4,999 Caterpillar Foundation William J. Clancy Foundation Patrick and Anna M. Cudahy Fund Dick Pond Athletics F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company Valent U.S.A. Corporation
$100,000 and above Exelon Foundation Daniel P. Haerther Charitable Trust The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation $50,000-$99,999 BMO Harris Bank ComEd Molex Incorporated National Science Foundation Navistar Southern Illinois University USDA Forest Service
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$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Alfred Bersted Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Helen Brach Foundation Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation The DuPage Community Foundation DuPage Medical Group Hub Group Inc. Illinois Arts Council Lake County Forest Preserves District Nicor Gas Rainbow TreeCare J. Frank Schmidt Family Charitable Foundation Spraying Systems Co. SunCoke Energy Syngenta Crop Protection USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services USDA ARS Wheaton Eye Clinic $5,000-$9,999 Amsted Industries Aramark Corporation The Davey Tree Expert Company/ The Care of Trees Heartlands Conservancy Indiana Department of Natural Resources JP Morgan Chase Manaaki Foundation Nestle Dreyer’s Ice Cream Northern Trust Waste Management
$1,000-$2,499 Arborjet, Inc. AthletiCo Ltd. The Alben F. Bates & Clara G. Bates Foundation The John Buck Company Foundation Center for Plant Conservation National Office GKN Foundation Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation Illinois Department of Natural Resources International Society of Arboriculture Mainstreet Investment Advisors, LLC
Sebert Landscaping Target Corporation $250-$999 Fontana Garden Club Gerald A. & Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation, Inc. Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects Kelmscott Communications, Inc. Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. Stoller Wholesale Wente Family Estates
ARBORVITAE SOCIETY The Arborvitae Society recognizes individuals who have included the Arboretum in their estate plans. Anonymous (19) Audrey Masters Anderson^ Elisabeth* and John Bacon, Jr. Anna Caroline Ball Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Becky II Elizabeth Berberich^ Charles Bowling Don and Mary Brown Karen S. Brunke Daniel Bures Steven Canavis Dorothy A. Carbon Cleve Carney^ Karla Christiansen Virginia and David^ Cook David Coulter Florence and Russell Cox^ Natalie Culley* Dr. David Curd Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dickerson Dr. and Mrs. Gerard T. Donnelly Carole and Peter Doris Mildred Drew^ Shirley M. Evans Bonnie Everhart Carl B. Fausey Mrs. Lenore V. Filip Curtis B. Frank Hendrica Ghali Carol Giancola Mary Louise Gorno Judith A. Grey Daniel P. Haerther Charitable Trust Charles C. Haffner^ Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Hall Marilyn Halperin Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Hendrickson David and Betty Hess Dan and Gloria Hollister Nancy A. Huck Al Hueurt Florence Hybl^ Geraldine Hybl^ Craig B. Johnson Italics indicate Trustee
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John A. Jones Virginia H. Jones Mrs. Richard B. Kemp^ Victoria Klimkiewicz L & V Knudsen Trust Janice Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Arnold C. Kupec Dorothy Larsen Warren A. Larson^ Sandra Lee Nancy Leonard Joan Martin Janet McCarron^ Mrs. Neil McKay Cathy Meo Bert H. Michelsen^ Rowena C. Montgomery William and Nancy Moore William and Bonnie Mucha R. Najacht Augustine Neuert Frank Orto Martin and Sally Ozinga Irma Parker Henry B. Pearsall Jill Perry Suzy and Bob Peters Dennis I. Prepejchal Bryan Pugh Ann and Bob Reiland Kell and Barb Reimann Sherry and Bob Reum Mr.^ and Mrs. Roy Ringo Carol Jean Rogalski, Ph.D. John A. Sacher^ Verie Sandborg Maria Schaffer Hildegard Schmidt Lee S. Selander LaVora E. Singleton and Lynn Dieter Holly Lee Sipples Matthew D. Smith Jeff and Kim Staley Craig Summers Sandra L. Swenson Lori Trinche Sharon M. West Mrs. Donald W. White Philip Wiederhold Mary Glenn Wiley Nancy Hamill Winter Gary L. Wright Mary Zell
ESTATE GIFTS Anonymous Estate of Elizabeth Berberich Estate of Mildred Drew Estate of Florence Hybl ^ Deceased
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Dig Deeper { Calling all independent explorers and family adventurers! Connect with nature, tap into creativity, build knowledge, and create memories that last a lifetime. Our exciting spring programming includes: • New! Edible Gardening Workshop Series • New! Library Exhibit Program: Treasures from the Rare Print Collection • Children’s Garden Campout • Spring Scout Day And much more! Look inside to see what’s happening this season, then dig deeper on our website, mortonarb.org, for more information. Remember, Arboretum members get a 15 percent discount on all classes!
Spring 2014 | Lifelo ng Lear n ing Shake off those winter blues by learning the trees, plants, design tips, and gardening skills you need to make your garden pop this year. Capture the beauty of spring flowers through art and photography; deepen your appreciation for wildlife and natural history; and more, all while enjoying the blooming beauty of spring at The Morton Arboretum.
Gardening and Horticulture Learn the trees, plants, gardening skills, and design techniques you need to create a beautiful and sustainable landscape for all seasons. Spring Pruning Sat., March 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $65 member, $75 nonmember Course number: H448 Design a Spring Container Sun., March 30, 1:30–3:30 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H159 Gardening 101 3 Mon., April 7–April 21, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $105 member, $123 nonmember Course number: H443 Perennial Gardening Basics Wed., April 9, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25 member, $33 nonmember Course number: H134 Beyond Flowers: Colorful Garden Foliage and Accents Thurs., April 10, 6–9 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H162
For full class listings and to register, visit mortonarb.org/education or call 630-719-2468.
Landscape Plants: Early Spring 2 Wed., April 16 & 23, 6–9 p.m. and Sat., April 26, 9 a.m.–noon $105 member, $123 nonmember Course number: H171
All About Groundcovers Thurs., May 8, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25 member, $33 nonmember Course number: H142
Soils and Composting 4 Tues., April 22–May 13, 6–9 p.m. $128 member, $150 nonmember Course number: H777
Spring Blooms at Anderson Japanese Gardens Fri., May 2, 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H114
Creating Outdoor Rooms Thurs., April 24, 6:30–8:30 p.m. $25 member, $33 nonmember Course number: H922
The Language of Flowers Sat., May 10, 2–4 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H082
Monitoring and Managing Insect Pests Mon., May 5 and Thurs., May 8, 6:30–9 p.m. and Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.–noon $65 member, $75 nonmember Course number: H424
Spring Ikebana Sat., May 17, 1–3:30 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H152
Landscape Plants: Late Spring 2 Wed., May 7 & 14, 6 –9 p.m. and Sat., May 17, 9 a.m.–noon $105 member, $123 nonmember Course number: H172
Perennial Maintenance Walking Tour Tues., May 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $25 member, $33 nonmember Course number: H349
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Edible Gardening Workshop Series Edible Theme Gardens with Nina Koziol and Katrina Chipman Sat., March 8, 9:30 a.m.– noon $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H950
Creative Ideas Focused on Foliage with Karen Chapman Sat., March 22, 2–4:30 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H951 Beauty and Bounty: Designing Organic Edible Landscapes with Vicki Nowicki Sat., March 29, 9:30 a.m.–noon $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H952
Growing Formal and Productive Kitchen Gardens with Nick Michaud and Russ Buvala Sat., April 5, 9:30 a.m.–noon $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H953 Flavorful Landscapes with Limited Time, Space, and Budget with Melinda Myers Sat., April 26, 9:30 a.m.– noon $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: H954
Nature Photography Capture the vibrant colors and fleeting moments of spring through the lens of your camera. Digital Nature Photo Fundamentals 5 Thurs., March 20–April 24, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P000 Intro to Nature Photography Multiple dates See mortonarb.org/education $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P001 Digital Nature Photo Fundamentals II 5 Thurs., May 8–June 5, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P002 Lightroom™ II 5 Tues., March 18–April 22, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P225 Adobe Photoshop™ I 5 Mon., April 7–May 12, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P200
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Adobe Photoshop™ II 5 Mon., May 19–June 23, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P220 Photographing Trees: Spring 2 Thurs., May 8 &15, 6:30–9:30 p.m. and Sat., May 10, 8–11 a.m. $105 member, $123 nonmember Course number: P402 Composition in Nature 3 Thurs., April 3&17, 6:30–9:30 p.m., and 2 Sat., April 5&12, 8–11 a.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P110 Creating Advanced Compositions 3 Thurs., April 24–May 8, 6:30–9:30 p.m. and 2 Sat., April 26 & May 3, 8–11 a.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P482 Light & Exposure 3 Thurs., May 15–29, 6:30–9:30 p.m. and 2 Sat., May 17& 24, 8 –11 a.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P100
Creating Advanced Color Compositions in Nature 5 Wed., May 7–June 4, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $198 member, $229 nonmember Course number: P485 Photographing Spring Ephemerals 3 Tues., April 22–May 6, 6:30-9:30 p.m., and 2 Sat., April 26 & May 3, 7 a.m. –1 p.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P332 Unfolding Spring (Photo) 5 Thurs., April 10–May 8, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P235 Developing Your Photographic Style 5 Wed., April 2–30; 6:30–9:30 p.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: P150
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Intro to Smartphone Photography Sat., May 10, 1–4 p.m. $35 member, $42 nonmember Course number: P284
The Poetry of Photography Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $70 member, $86 nonmember Course number: P170
Anderson Japanese Gardens: Photography Tour Fri., May 2, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. $50 member, $60 nonmember Course number: P114
Botanical Art and Illustration Let your creativity blossom through art classes and hands-on workshops for beginners to experts. Beginner’s Nature Drawing Workshop: Colored Pencil Sat., April 5 or Sun., April 6, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: A041 Begin to Draw Nature 5 Mon., March 31–April 28, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $160 member, $188 nonmember Course number: A000 Botanical Art with Pencil 5 Tues., April 8–May 6, 6:30– 9:30 p.m. $160 member, $188 nonmember Course number: A110 Botanical Art with Colored Pencil 5 Sat., April 19–May 17, 1–4 p.m. $160 member, $188 nonmember Course number: A215
Unfolding Spring (Art) 5 Mon., May 5–June 2, 6– 9 p.m. $160 member, $188 nonmember Course number: A199 The Spring Palette Fri., May 9 or Sat., May 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $53 member, $62 nonmember Course number: A151. Spring Flowers in Polymer Clay 3 Thurs., April 24–May 8, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $110 member, $129 nonmember Course number: A091 The Illustrated Journal 2 Sat., May 3 &10, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $85 member, $99 nonmember Course number: A128
Bent Willow Furniture for the Garden Saturday, May 3, 9:00-11:30 a.m. or 12:30-3:00 p.m. Prices vary dependent on project. See mortonarb.org/education Course number: A888 Master’s Studio Library Exhibit Program: Treasures from the Rare Print Collection 4 Sat., April 19–May 10, 9:30 a.m.–noon $105 member, $123 nonmember Course number: A869 Visiting Artist Series: Drawing Birds Fri., April 4–Sun., April 6, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $385 member, $445 nonmember Course number: A819
Portfolio Seminar Sat., March 8, 1–3:30 p.m. $30 member, $38 nonmember Course number: A401
Handmade Papermaking Workshop Sat., May 3 and Sun., May 4, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. $130 member, $153 nonmember Course number: A044
Plants in Watercolor II 6 Wed., April 23–May 21 and June 4, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $183 member, $215 nonmember Course number: A416
Chinese Brush Painting Workshop Sat., March 29, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. mortonarb.org/education $65 member, $75 nonmember Course number: A122
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Creative Expression through Art and Yoga Fri., April 25, 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. $65 member, $75 nonmember Course number: A035
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Natural History
Conservation and Restoration
Follow the progression of spring in the woodlands; discover the plants, animals, and ecology of wetlands; and uncover hidden stories of the Arboretum.
Gain the skills you need to care for trees and restore ecosystems through hands-on classes and workshops.
Inside the Collections: Witch-hazel Dell Tues., March 18, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $16 member, $23 nonmember Course number: N026 Spring Fauna 4 Sat., April 5-May 3, 1–4 p.m. and Thurs., April 10, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: N206 Local Flora: Spring 4 Sat., April 12-May 10, 8 a.m.–noon $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: N315 Spring Foraging Sat., April 19, 9:30 a.m.–noon $16 member, $23 nonmember Course number: N312
Bumps in the Night 2 Tues., April 22 &29; 6:30–9:30 p.m. $65 member, $76 nonmember Course Number: N372 Habitats and Humanity 2 Thurs., April 24 & May 1, 7–9 p.m. and 2 Sat., April 26 & May 3, 8 a.m.–noon $138 member, $162 nonmember Course number: N375 Frog ID Workshop Sat., April 26, 6–9 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: N252 Spring Woodland Wildflowers Sat., April 26 or May 3, 9:30 a.m.–noon $16 member, $23 nonmember Course number: N020
Field Ecology: Spring Multiple sections See mortonarb.org/education $138 member, $162 nonmember Course number: N012 Hike and Write 3 Sat., April 26–May 10, 10 a.m.–noon $65 member, $75 nonmember Course number: N093 The Grounds at Thornhill Education Center Thurs., May 22, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $8 member, $16 nonmember Course number: N027
Follow the excitement of spring migration, identify birds by their songs, and discover the importance of nesting habits.
Field Study: Birds of Spring 5 Sun., April 13–27 and May 11–18, 8–11:30 a.m. $178 member, $209 nonmember Course number: O602
Bird Behavior 3 Wed., May 7–21, 6–8:30 p.m., and 2 Sat., May 17 & 24, 7:30–11:30 a.m. $160 member, $188 nonmember Course number: O620
Warbler Workshop Wed., April 30, 7–9 p.m. and Sun., May 4, 8 a.m.–noon $55 member, $65 nonmember Course number: O212
Bird Conservation 3 Wed., May 21, June 4 & 18 Birding by Ear 3 Tues., May 6–20, 7:30–11:30 a.m. 3 Sat., May 24, June 7 & 21 $160 member, $188 nonmember $89 member, $105 nonmember Course number: O640 Course number: O252
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The Woodland Stewardship Program Introduction to Pesticides Tues., April 22, 8 a.m.–noon FREE: Registration only open to WSP participants with current Illinois Pesticide License. Course number: W006 Engaging the Public Sat., May 17, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $50 member, $59 nonmember Course number: W501
Advanced Invasive Plant Identification Sun., May 18, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $35 member, $43 nonmember Course number: N332 Wetland Conservation & Management Wed., July 9, and 3 Thurs. , July 17–31, 6–9 p.m. and 3 Sat., July 12–26, 8 a.m.–noon $100 member, $125 nonmember Course number:W002
Spring Conservation Seed Collecting Sat., June 7, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $25 member, $33 nonmember Course number: N302
Birds
Spring Bird Walks Sat., March 15, April 19, or May 17, 8–10:30 a.m. $8 member, $10 nonmember (plus Arboretum admission) Course number: O012
Openlands TreeKeepers ® 8 Sat., March 8–May 3, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. No class April 19 $128 member, $150 nonmember Course number H800
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Spring 2014 | Kids a nd Fam ily The Morton Arboretum is full of opportunities for you to make lasting memories with your loved ones. Get your family outdoors and discover the excitement of spring through fishing, camp outs, scouting, adventures on the Acorn Express, and much more.
Family Adventures Play and learn together as a family with adventures and activities that will create lasting memories and an appreciation for the natural world. Drop in! Acorn Express Adventures Wed. or Fri., April–June,11–11:45 a.m. $4 member, $5 nonmember No registration required. Purchase tickets in Visitor Center. Course number: FAM001
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Family Explorers Backpack Daily, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $4 member, $5 nonmember No registration required. Available at Visitor Center Information Desk.
Arbor Day Tree Planting with Curious George Fri., April 25, 11 a.m. No registration required. Free with Arboretum admission. Children’s Garden
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Family Adventures continued
Scouts
Play and learn together as a family with adventures and activities that will create lasting memories and an appreciation for the natural world.
Work toward badge requirements while exploring the woods, ponds, and meadows of the Arboretum with our hands-on, interactive programs led by expert guides.
Family Twilight Adventures Fri., April 11, May 9, or June 13, 7–9 p.m. or Sat., April 5, May 17 or June 7, 6–8 p.m. $16 member, $19 nonmember Course number: FAM002
Mother/Daughter Tea Party Sat., May 17, 10–11:30 a.m. or 2–3:30 p.m. $20 member, $28 nonmember Course number: FAM003
Children’s Garden Campout Fri., June 20–Sat. June 21, 6:30 p.m.–9 a.m. $30 member, $37 nonmember Course number: FAM005
Froggy Picnic Sat., May 3, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. $18 member, $25 nonmember Course number: FAM004
Family Fishing Sun., June 8 or 29, 7:30 a.m.–10 a.m. $10 member, $17 nonmember Course number: FAM006
Kid Programs Connect your child to trees, plants, and wildlife through engaging educational programs that are so – much fun, kids won’t even realize they’re learning. Mudpies and Stone Soup (18–35 months) Wed., April 16 or Tues., April 22, 9:30–10:45 a.m. $15 member, $22 nonmember Course number:Y001 Mudpies and Stone Soup (3–5 years) Tues., April 15 or Wed., April 23, 9:30–11 a.m. $18 member, $25 nonmember Course number:Y002
Tree Pose Yoga (4–6 years) Wed., May-June and Sat. May 17 and June 14, 10–11 a.m. $10 member, $17 nonmember Course number:Y003 Pond Explorers (18–35 months) 4 Tues., May 6–27, 9:30–10:45 a.m. $65 member, $78 nonmember Course number:Y004
The Toothy Truth about Animal Teeth (18–35 months) Wed., June 11 or Tues., June 17, 9:30–10:45 a.m. $15 member, $22 nonmember Course number:Y006 The Toothy Truth about Animal Teeth (3–5 years) Tues., June 10, Wed., June 18 or Thurs., June 19, 9:30–11 a.m. $18 member, $25 nonmember Course number:Y007
Pond Explorers (3–5 years) 4 Thurs., May 8–29, 9:30–11 a.m. $70 member, $83 nonmember Course number:Y005 The Arboretum thanks the following sponsors
S.T.E.M. Education Programs
Children’s Garden Drop-In & Family Adventure Programs
Arts programs are partially supported by a grant from
Macgyver and Counselor in Training Programs are partially funded by a grant from
Youth Science Camp Presenting Sponsor
Children’s Garden Reading Program
Spring Scout Day Sun., March 23, 1-5 p.m. $20 member, $26 nonmember Course Number M250 Camping at the Cabin Various Dates See mortonarb.org/education $38/person Scheduled by appointment for scout groups. Guided Group Adventures Various Dates See mortonarb.org/education $115 for groups of up to15. Scheduled by appointment for scout groups.
Environmental Science Merit Badge Sun., April 27 and May 18, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50 member, $58 nonmember Course Number: M201 Reptile and Amphibian Study Merit Badge Sun., April 13, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. and Sat., May 10, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $50 member, $58 nonmember Course Number: M202
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Plant Science Merit Badge Sun., May 4 and June 8, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. $50 member, $58 nonmember Course Number: M203 Hiking Merit Badge Sun., April 6, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. and June 1, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. $50 member, $58 nonmember Course Number: M204
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LOOKING AHEAD Save the date for upcoming events! Wednesdays, Woods & Wine Unplugged Wednesdays, March 5–April 9 Enjoy wine, cheese, and live music indoors, overlooking Meadow Lake. Light fare and beverages available for purchase. No advanced registration. Ages 21+.
Arbor Week Events April 25–27 Celebrate The Morton Arboretum’s signature holiday with the Arbor Day 10K (April 13), the Arbor Day Plant Sale, a tree planting with Curious George, and more.
Northern Illinois Iris Society Show Saturday, May 31–Sunday, June 1 Discover the beauty of tall bearded and Siberian irises. Society members will be available to answer questions and provide planting advice. Someiris varieties will be available for purchase.
Summer Science Camp Weekly, June 9–August 8 Kids can expand their minds through interactive adventures in the great outdoors. Enroll your child now at mortonarb.org/sciencecamp
See our events calendar or visit mortonarb.org/calendar for a full list of upcoming events.
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ARBOR DAY 2014
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Kunso Kim, head of Collections and curator, in China hugging a Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. sinense) in its natural habitat.