by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
Many distinguished scientists involved in the Gymnosperms on the Tree of Life (Gymnosperm AToL) project funded by the National Science Foundation met at Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC). These scientists are part of the Assembling the Tree of Life Project, which has...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 7, 2009 | Events
On Saturday, Lee Anderson and his two long term volunteers Cliff and Marilynn Renshaw taught seven of Tracy Magellan’s Miami Dade students how to propagate via cuttings, as part of their course BSC1050-Biology and the Environment. Concepts of root to shoot ratio...
by Theresa Bramblett | Mar 4, 2009 | News
MBC was recently host to a botanical record holder, the giant seed of the tree Mora oleifera. This remarkable tree is a semi-mangrove from the Pacific coasts of Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae, and has never before been...
by Theresa Bramblett | Feb 20, 2009 | Research
In keeping with Col. Robert Montgomery’s passion for conifers, MBC recently hosted botanists Patrick Knopf and Dr. Christian Schulz, of Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany in the Arthur Montgomery Guesthouse. Mr. Knopf is a Ph.D. student and Curator of Gymnosperms at...
by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 12, 2009 | Grants
The Villagers have generously funded various restoration projects for Montgomery Botanical Center’s 1930s buildings. The latest grant will help restore the walls of the Arthur Montgomery Guest House. Designed by architect Robert Fitch Smith and completed circa...