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Beaver Beacon publishes a native-dogwood column for Beaver Island gardeners

Also Beaver Island native dogwood article 2011

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TypeEvent
Date2011-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2011-03
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Beaver Island

Summary

Barbara Rahn’s March 2011 Beaver Beacon column discusses the native Red Osier and Bunchberry dogwoods found on Beaver Island, including their habitats, identification, and potential garden uses.

Evidence limits

The column is a local natural-history and gardening account. It does not constitute a complete botanical inventory of the Island.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 2011, "Native Dogwood: A Doggone Good Choice for Flower Lovers, Bird Watchers and Packers Fans."
    Barbara Rahn describes Red Osier Dogwood and Bunchberry Dogwood as native Beaver Island species, explains their habitat and garden uses, and discusses Flowering Dogwood as a Michigan native not observed by her on the Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the column and its plant illustrations.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes a native-dogwood column for Beaver Island gardeners”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-native-dogwood-column-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2011, "Native Dogwood: A Doggone Good Choice for Flower Lovers, Bird Watchers and Packers Fans." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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