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May Tree of the Month-Yellowwood
Yellowwood, Cladrasis kentukea, is a blooming tree with a mind of its own when it comes to flowering. Maturity can take 8-10 years, and when it does start flowering, it’s not every year. Well worth…
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April Tree of the Month-Redbud
One of the easiest trees to identify in spring is our native redbud, Cercis canadensis. The long-lasting purple blooms stand out against the early flush of green along roadsides, the forest edge, in backyards,…
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April Tree of the Month-Dogwood
This month, we celebrate the official Missouri State tree, the flowering dogwood, Cornus florida and Cornus florida f. rubra. Some of you are saying our state tree is Hawthorn, but that’s the state…
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March Tree of the Month-Saucer Magnolia
“Woman has no seductions for the man who cannot keep his eyes off his magnolia.” And what man or woman can take their eyes off of a magnolia in full bloom? The anonymously…
