Vojtěch Jasný

About the plant

Plant: Arbutus unedo
Botanical name: Arbutus unedo
Planting year: 2014
Planters or representatives: Vojtěch Jasný

Mature size: 3–10.7 m
Flowering: Fall, Winter
Lifespan and documented age: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.
Reading these figures: Taxon characteristics; actual size and flowering in the garden depend on conditions.

Arbutus unedo is perennial and belongs to the Ericaceae family. The NC State species profile lists a height of approximately 3–10.7 m.

The listed flowering season is fall, winter. Recorded flower colours include pink, white. Local climate and the weather in a particular year affect the timing and intensity of flowering.

Suitable light conditions listed in the profile are full sun, partial shade. Appropriate soil and moisture also matter; individual plants do not all reach the same size. Lifespan: A numerical lifespan range is not established by the references used.

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Current catalogue: Arbutus unedo; 2014 report: the original Arbutus menziesii. The Czech name in the current catalogue conflicts with its scientific name.

Historical name in the sources: Arbutus menziesii

About the person

Name: Vojtěch Jasný
Personality type: filmmaker
Date of birth: 30 November 1925
Place of birth: Kelč
Date of death: 15 November 2019
Place of death: Přerov
Notable achievements and career: Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films.
He is best remembered for his movies The Cassandra Cat and All My Compatriots, both of which won prizes at Cannes Film Festival.
People and participants: Vojtěch Jasný

Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and was a notable figure in the Czechoslovak New Wave movement of the 1960s.

He is best remembered for his movies The Cassandra Cat and All My Compatriots, both of which won prizes at Cannes Film Festival. In addition to his film career, he taught directing at film schools in Salzburg, Vienna, Munich and New York.

Vojtěch Jasný

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