July 29, 2021

Tree of the Week: Tulip Tree

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a poster child for the importance of scientific names. In addition to tulip tree it is […]

July 21, 2021

Tree of the Week: Eastern Cottonwood

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager The Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides, is a “bull in a China shop” of a tree. Commonly reaching 75 or more feet […]

July 14, 2021

Tree of the Week: Southern Live Oak

By Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager The Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) is the iconic tree of the Deep South, where its enormous spreading limbs, often adorned […]

July 7, 2021

Tree of the Week: Silver Maple

By: Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager In our area you’d be hard pressed to find someone with good things to say about the silver maple, Acer saccharinum. […]

June 28, 2021

Tree of the Week: Cucumber Magnolia

By Mark Halpin, Forestry Manager Magnolia acuminata, cucumber magnolia, our only Missouri native magnolia, is seldom even recognized as a member of that illustrious genus that […]