News archive for The Norwegian Arboretum Foundation
This year, ghost trees have again appeared in the forests in and around Bergen. Ten to twelve years usually pass between each time the bird-cherry ermine covers the tree with its spin attacks the bird-cherry and covers it with a ghostly spin. The last time they were here in such large numbers was in 2007.
Hurray! This summer, Blondehuset Café will be open Thursday to Sunday from 11-15 throughout July and the first week of August. Friday 12 July it is closed due to closed event.
Now is the time to come to the Rosary at the Arboretum, says rose gardener Stefan Reimann. He has never before seen so many of the roses bloom at the same time, and it is a fantastic journey both in colors and scents. Stefan stands and looks out over the southern slope towards the Fanafjord. There are also over 500 different roses in the genus Rosa. Norway's largest collection of roses.
Bjarne Rieber was passionate about nature and gardens, dissemination of knowledge, and research. Stiftelsen Det norske arboret is very grateful for Bjarne Rieber and his family's commitment to the Arboretum at Milde.
It's like an adventure to be in the Arboretum in the spring, come and see!
Helene Ødven (49) has been appointed as director of Det norske arboretet at Milde. For the past 13 years, she has been the general manager of Bergen and Hordaland Turlag.
After several cases of fires started from disposable grills at the Grønevika and Sandholna bathing areas, Bergen municipality has now imposed a ban on the use of single-use grills. A communal grill has been set up which is available to all.
The yearbook came out at the beginning of December, including a major article on forests and the history behind the many non-native conifers found in the Arboretum.
In an arboretum, all trees are important, both the living and the dying. We have secured one of the oak trees above the Rosarium that is dying back.
Felling of large western hemlock trees is under way, and this means a big change in the forest scene in the Arboretum. We hope the public understands that this is an absolutely necessary measure.
On Thursday 27th October between 9 am and 3 pm there will be a helicopter moving timber over part of the Arboretum. Please keep out of the area during this period.
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