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From the series “News from Kórnik Gardens”
Does the neighborhood of trees affect the underground fungal world? Research by Dr. Marta Kujawska and Prof. Tomasz Leski has shown that the species composition of trees affects the structure of the soil mycobiome. Pedunculate elm, although previously suspected of being able to form ectomycorrhizae, has been shown to be consistently associated with arbuscular mycorrhiza. The experiment proves that with whom a tree “shares a pot” matters for all life underground.
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The latest issue of “Kórniczanin” (no. 11/2025) features an article by Prof. Pawel Chmielarz in the series “News from the Kórnik Gardens”, titled. “With Fiedler to the Rogalin meadows”. The article tells of a joint initiative to plant pedunculate oaks on the Warta River meadows in Rogalin, inspired by the activities of Marek Fiedler and the literary legacy of his father, Arkady. The article documents the actions of scientists, the local community and nature enthusiasts taken to preserve the cultural and natural landscape of this unique place. W We encourage you to learn more.
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Stranger from the garden - the return of the violet carpenter bee
Issue 10/2025 of “Kórniczanin” features an article by Dr. Ewa Mąderek titled “Stranger from the garden - the return of the violet carpenter bee,” published in the series "News from the Kórnik Gardens. The article introduces the biology of the rare solitary bee, once considered extinct. Its return to the Polish fauna is an important signal of resurgent biodiversity. We encourage you to read it.
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In “Kórniczanin” (No. 9/2025), in the series “News from the Kórnik Gardens”, an article by Prof. Ewelina Ratajczak and Dr. Hanna Fuchs was published, entitled “Climatic Dilemmas of the Common Beech.” The authors describe the impact of climate change on the beech seed cycle and its future in European forests, presenting the results of research from the Institute of Dendrology PAS.
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About Edelweiss, whose beauty almost lost it
Edelweiss - a symbol of the mountains and the national plant of Switzerland - has almost disappeared from nature due to its beauty. In the article by Elwira Nawrocka from the Institute of Dendrology PAS, published in “Kórniczanin”, from the series “News from the Kórnik Gardens”, you will learn about the history of Edelweiss protection, the challenges of its cultivation and modern methods of its propagation.
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