It was a busy weekend, building out new planting beds. A few recent pics.

Pinus ponderosa, near sandstone monolith "Creation Rock" at Red Rocks amphitheatre.

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Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Bila Lhota' scion that didn't make it. All buds on this scion pushed, and then wilted away after a couple of days.

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It looks like there was a thin sliver of cambial contact between the scion and understock, but not enough to sustain the graft.

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Picea pungens 'Teton Tower' at Denver Botanic Gardens.

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Pinus edulis 'Farmy' at DBG.

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Pinus edulis 'Trinidad' at DBG.

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Hiking last weekend in Eldorado Canyon, spotted a Pseudotsuga menziesii broom.

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Scrambled up to take a closer look.

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Snag

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Mahonia repens (growing abundantly near the hiking trails)

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Cones developing on graft of Pinus schwerinii 'Wiethorst'

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Pinus thunbergii 'Ogon' graft

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