Botanical Nerd Word: Excurrent branching
Excurrent branching: Tree growth in which the main axis continues to the top of the tree from which smaller, lateral branches arise (as in conifers).* *Burns,…
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Botanical Nerd Word: Quiescent
Quiescent: In a state or condition of quietness; motionless; inactive; dormant.* Seeds in storage are said to be quiescent. They are purposely kept dry and cool…
Botanical Nerd Word: Fusiform
Fusiform: Three-dimensionally shaped like a spindle, widest at the middle and tapering to a point at both ends.* The winter buds of beech trees (Fagus) have…
Botanical Nerd Word: Procumbent
Procumbent: Growing along the ground without rooting at the nodes.* This cultivar of Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris ‘Albyn Prostrata’, has a procumbent growth habit. In…
Botanical Nerd Word: Cryptobiosis
Cryptobiosis: A condition in which an organism (or an egg, seed, etc.) is in a dormant and resistant state without visible signs of life, remaining so…
Word of the Week: Marcescent
Marcescent (mar-ses-ent): of parts of certain plants, remaining attached to the plant when withered.* Many oak (Quercus spp.) and beech (Fagus spp.) trees have marcescent leaves…
Winter is for pruning!
Director of Horticulture Paul Zammit shows you how and what to prune during the winter months.
Fall and Winter in the Garden
Enjoy a fall and winter photography tour of the Toronto Botanical Garden. All images Copyright Janet Davis 2008-2012.