Drought and our Trees

This is valuable information from Purdue Extension about our beloved trees in our landscapes. “Water is the most limiting ecological resource for a tree, and without adequate moisture, decline and…

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Start Trees Off Right

Research from K-State’s John C. Pair Horticultural Center has quantified the effect of controlling grasses around newly planted trees. Jason Griffin, William Reid, and Dale Bremer conducted a study to investigate…

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Caddo Sugar Maples

    Sugar maples often have significant problems with our Kansas weather. Our hot, often dry summers and windy conditions can shorten the life of these trees. However, some sugar…

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Pawpaw Trees: A Native Fruit

  Even though pawpaw is native to eastern Kansas, many people in the state have never eaten one. Fruits resemble fat bananas and are generally up to 6 inches long…

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Pruning Trees and Shrubs in the Fall

  Pruning in August can stimulate new growth that is less hardy during the winter.  But what about pruning at this time of year?  Woody plants move sugars and other…

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Fall Colors of Trees

  Part of the allure of fall foliage is color variation. There are trees that turn red, purple, yellow, orange and brown.  Specific plant pigments determine individual colors. Foliage derives…

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Pear Harvest

Most pear cultivars should not be allowed to ripen on the tree. They should be picked while still firm and ripened after harvest. Tree-ripened fruits are often of poor quality…

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Fall Colors of Trees

Part of the allure of fall foliage is color variation. There are trees that turn red, purple, yellow, orange and brown. Specific plant pigments determine individual colors. Foliage derives its normal…

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Dogwood: Nature’s Little Show-off

Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests…

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