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Tree Pittsburgh collects seed samples at Fallingwater

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Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh, collects seeds of witch hazel in front of Fallingwater. She was there to collect seeds from native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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An empty chestnut husk sits in the foreground as Megan Palomo (left), nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh, and Ann Talarek, Fallingwater horticulturalist, harvest seeds from a chestnut tree. The two were at Fallingwater to collect seeds from native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh, harvests seeds from a native hydrangea at Fallingwater. She was there to collect seeds from native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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Black gum trees are one of the native varities Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh, was saving seeds from at Fallingwater. She loves the tree for its fall color and seeds which feed the birds. Palomo was there to collect seeds from many different native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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Donna Fitzpatrick (left), a volunteer at Fallingwater helps Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh, harvest hemlock seeds. Jim Sprowls (right), also a volunteer at Fallingwater, collects seeds, too. The three were at Fallingwater to save seeds from native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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Ann Talarek (left), Fallingwater horticulturalist, harvests seeds from a mature redbud tree with Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh. The two were at Fallingwater to collect seeds from native trees and shrubs. The seeds will be taken to the Tree Pittsburgh Heritage Nursery and grown to use in forest restoration.
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Fallingwater volunteer Bill Fitzpatrick harvests seeds of witch hazel at Fallingwater. The seeds will be taken to Tree Pittsburgh's Heritage Nursery and used in forest restoration.

Tree Pittsburgh is collecting seeds at Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic house Fallingwater in Fayette County.

The native seeds collected will be taken back to Tree Pittsburgh's Heritage Nursery in Lawrenceville to be prepared for sowing. Most of the resulting seedlings will be used in forest restoration, including a portion sent back to Fallingwater.

“When we are collecting seed, we are trying to collect from trees that are exceptionally old and healthy,” says Megan Palomo, nursery manager for Tree Pittsburgh. “That means they have done really well in our climate and are resistant to the local pest and diseases that can impact our region.”

See the full story at Everybody Gardens .

Article by Doug Oster,
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