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Tree peony is prized for its large blossoms, yet its flowering depends heavily on proper bud dormancy release after winter chilling. However, climate warming has reduced chilling accumulation in many ...

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Walking across the lush green rolling hills of his rural Carlton farm, Ed Kavanaugh leads a tour of two to a well-established peony field. "This is My Love," he says, pausing, then clarifying that he ...

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