Horticulture & Related FieldsJohn Steinhorst
2022 The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies
Conservation Horticulture for the Native Hawaiian Caper
Working to conserve Hawaii’s threatened native plants through horticulture and landscape practice, Steinhorst’s research will evaluate Hawaii’s vulnerable native caper, Capparis sandwichiana. Steinhorst will determine seed-dormancy classification and identify most effective propagation methods. The findings will help provide a better understanding of the species’ ecology, seed characteristics, landscaping applications, and growing requirements for conservation managers, landscape designers, and horticulturists to perpetuate the vulnerable endemic plant.
The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies
To encourage the understanding, development, and use of underutilized native plants. Established to encourage the development of research, documentation, and teaching skills in the field of horticulture.
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