UBC Botanical Garden Forums A help forum for gardening, botany and plants. Sat, 16 May 2026 02:42:13 +0000 Sat, 16 May 2026 02:42:13 +0000 UBC Botanical Garden Forums https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/ Acer seedlings Thu, 14 May 2026 23:17:45 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-seedlings.104348/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-seedlings.104348/ invalid@example.com (AlainK) AlainK
Here are a couple I like, no genealogy, no name, just maples from seed that I like.
Nice colours, half-dissected lobes, red bark. Interesting if it stays like that, innit?
I took the other one to make an experiment. I watered it with food colouring when it budded out to take a picture of a "Blue Acer" : it...

Acer seedlings]]> 46 Acer campestre 'Pulverulentum' Thu, 14 May 2026 21:57:25 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-pulverulentum.7339/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-pulverulentum.7339/ invalid@example.com (mendocinomaples) mendocinomaples 8 Acer palmatum 'Marmalade' Thu, 14 May 2026 18:50:37 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-marmalade.105095/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-marmalade.105095/ invalid@example.com (Backcountry Dan) Backcountry Dan
This cultivar is a stunning red to orange in spring. I just purchased it this past winter so I can't speak to the rest of the year yet, other than I know it is green through summer, with "vivid orange and red in autumn" according to Mr. Maple.
This was the maple I've been most excited to see leaf out this spring, and it has lived up to my hopes!

I'll post updates as it progresses this year.

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Acer palmatum 'Marmalade']]> 1 Acer campestre 'Magic Spring' Thu, 14 May 2026 18:47:36 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-magic-spring.68291/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-magic-spring.68291/ invalid@example.com (emery) emery 6 Acer campestre 'Nanum' Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:19 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-nanum.89284/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-campestre-nanum.89284/ invalid@example.com (emery) emery
I forgot to mention, Nanum is sometimes sold as a solitaire (high graft). In this case it makes a perfect and surreal lollipop shape. Since Field Maples take so well to cutting,...

Acer campestre 'Nanum']]> 11 Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Sale 2026 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:07:11 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-sale-2026.105530/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/pacific-northwest-palm-exotic-plant-sale-2026.105530/ invalid@example.com (pmurphy) pmurphy The Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society is pleased to announce their annual plant sale to be located in the parking lot of Phoenix Perennials.

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Saturday MAY 16th, 2026
3380 No 6 Rd, Richmond

If you are an avid gardener, or just starting out, this will be an exciting event to attend because you will have the opportunity to acquire many...

Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Sale 2026]]> Lileeane’s Jewel reverted Thu, 14 May 2026 12:44:36 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/lileeane%E2%80%99s-jewel-reverted.105514/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/lileeane%E2%80%99s-jewel-reverted.105514/ invalid@example.com (Fjordland) Fjordland 9 Is Cornus nuttallii making a comeback? Thu, 14 May 2026 06:12:04 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/is-cornus-nuttallii-making-a-comeback.105513/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/is-cornus-nuttallii-making-a-comeback.105513/ invalid@example.com (Garry Oak) Garry Oak Cornus nuttallii, began dying in huge numbers in SW BC due to anthracnose (Discula destructiva), a newly arrived fungus from south of the border.

I remember my sorrow at seeing the row of dogwoods my neighbour planted along our property line, sicken and die after only a few years. Likewise, they were dying in forests too until we seldom saw them anymore.

Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part but I believe I...

Is Cornus nuttallii making a comeback?]]> 5 Save my Holly tree Wed, 13 May 2026 22:21:51 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/save-my-holly-tree.105529/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/save-my-holly-tree.105529/ invalid@example.com (ptjmliao) ptjmliao Acer palmatum 'Jerre Schwartz' Tue, 12 May 2026 23:14:51 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-jerre-schwartz.13152/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-jerre-schwartz.13152/ invalid@example.com (Gomero) Gomero
Gomero]]> 42 Seeds 2022 Tue, 12 May 2026 19:07:13 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/seeds-2022.101909/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/seeds-2022.101909/ invalid@example.com (LoverOfMaples) LoverOfMaples
A. olivaceum
A. x zoeschense
A. palmatum 'Mikawa yatsubusa'
A. palmatum 'Shigarami']]> 255 Maple Dropping Leaves Early Tue, 12 May 2026 18:17:40 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/maple-dropping-leaves-early.105525/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/maple-dropping-leaves-early.105525/ invalid@example.com (ChrisC) ChrisC
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I am not an active member and so my apologies in advance if this question has an obvious answer or has been answered many times before!

I have a maple tree in my front yard that has been very healthy (at least, it seems that way) since I moved in 7 years ago. This year, it is dropping its leaves in May and seems stressed. Photos attached.

There are small green caterpillars crawling on it that may be part of the issue… or perhaps...

Maple Dropping Leaves Early]]> 4 2026 virtual garden tour... Tue, 12 May 2026 18:05:18 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2026-virtual-garden-tour.105418/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/2026-virtual-garden-tour.105418/ invalid@example.com (Pieter) Pieter
There's not much to find in terms of colour in the yard this time of year but I did find some...

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2026 virtual garden tour...]]> 40 Backyard hummingbird chicks development Tue, 12 May 2026 17:33:08 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/backyard-hummingbird-chicks-development.105497/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/backyard-hummingbird-chicks-development.105497/ invalid@example.com (Pieter) Pieter Speaking of front yard, the other day I notice a hummingbird sitting at the top of our Japanese maple in the front and I figured it must have a nest nearby. We have a macrame dream catcher hanging in our carport and we've seen hummers in there helping themselves to the fuzzy bits of wool. Sure enough, our neighbour to the north sent us a short movie clip of a hummer nest in one of her climbing roses in her backyard, soooo, off I went on Monday for some pictures....and there was the wool!...

Backyard hummingbird chicks development]]> 8 20260919 - Strathcona - Mycology Workshop - Sep 19-20 2026 Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:25 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260919-strathcona-mycology-workshop-sep-19-20-2026.105528/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/20260919-strathcona-mycology-workshop-sep-19-20-2026.105528/ invalid@example.com (Frog) Frog September 19-20, 2026
Strathcona Park
Courtenay, B.C.
Walk, talks, identification
https://strathconapark.org/swi-events/]]> Acer shirasawanum 'Ookisha' Tue, 12 May 2026 03:41:04 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-ookisha.100881/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-ookisha.100881/ invalid@example.com (LoverOfMaples) LoverOfMaples
I just love shirasawanums and japonicums. I would love to collect them all, lol.

Here is my 'Ookisha']]> 4 Possible Scrophulariaceae sps Vancouver Island Mon, 11 May 2026 23:23:48 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/possible-scrophulariaceae-sps-vancouver-island.105520/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/possible-scrophulariaceae-sps-vancouver-island.105520/ invalid@example.com (Trevor Blogg) Trevor Blogg May 10, 2026 -I have returned to the location and added an additional photo - the flower is ca. 2mm across. It is growing next to...

Possible Scrophulariaceae sps Vancouver Island]]> 6 Acer palmatum 'Ghost Dancer' Mon, 11 May 2026 22:51:35 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-ghost-dancer.100408/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-ghost-dancer.100408/ invalid@example.com (LoverOfMaples) LoverOfMaples 5 Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan' Mon, 11 May 2026 17:17:38 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-jordan.25535/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-jordan.25535/ invalid@example.com (Gomero) Gomero
This is its second year in my garden. It is in a pot. The first year I placed it in dappled shade with morning sun, next to a shirasawanum 'Aureum' to observe comparative behaviour. It did not like it, leaves were a very pale greenish yellow and did not grow very much. Quite different from...

Acer shirasawanum 'Jordan']]> 126 Acer palmatum 'Gwen's Rose Delight' or 'Shirazz' Mon, 11 May 2026 17:04:38 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-gwens-rose-delight-or-shirazz.27919/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-gwens-rose-delight-or-shirazz.27919/ invalid@example.com (arnaut) arnaut Acer palmatum 'Shirazz'

Acer palm. 'Shirazz']]> 132 JWP: Fukai:Ogdon Mon, 11 May 2026 15:35:53 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/jwp-fukai-ogdon.105527/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/jwp-fukai-ogdon.105527/ invalid@example.com (mobiledynamics) mobiledynamics Acer shirasawanum unnamed seedling Mon, 11 May 2026 03:18:02 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-unnamed-seedling.94271/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-unnamed-seedling.94271/ invalid@example.com (kbguess) kbguess Based on seeds held upright has some shirasawanum in parentage

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Spring 2016/Fall 2016]]> 44 Is this the secret to stop bananas going brown? Mon, 11 May 2026 01:18:48 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/is-this-the-secret-to-stop-bananas-going-brown.105515/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/is-this-the-secret-to-stop-bananas-going-brown.105515/ invalid@example.com (Junglekeeper) Junglekeeper Is this the secret to stop bananas going brown?
]]> 3 Acer palmatum 'Amber Ghost' Sun, 10 May 2026 23:54:12 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-amber-ghost.7246/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-palmatum-amber-ghost.7246/ invalid@example.com (mjh1676) mjh1676
It starts out much like 'Purple Ghost', but the red color soon fades to a pink amber color which will begin to show green with golden overtones. It is one of the, if not the largest leafed Ghosts and shows more vigor than either First or Sister so far.

The earliest photo was taken 4/19/05 and the most recent taken 5/05/05.]]> 178 Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' Sun, 10 May 2026 23:35:42 +0000 https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-aureum.2360/ https://forums.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/threads/acer-shirasawanum-aureum.2360/ invalid@example.com (Elmore) Elmore 178