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Biodiversity
Diversity, ecology and evolution

posted March 23rd, 2010

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out on a limb
Tree stewardship

posted July 30th, 2009

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tree huggers
Profiles of Arboretum scientists, researchers and other you should know

posted April 2nd, 2010

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posted August 28th, 2008

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ANDREW'S LAB

Plant Systematist and Herbarium Curator, The Morton Arboretum Lecturer, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago

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PERENNIALS IN FOCUS

Perennials in Focus is a group dedicated to evaluating new or underused perennial plants for Chicagoland gardens and landscapes. Our goal is to communicate evaluation results to industry professionals and consumers and encourage the availability of top performing perennials from our evaluations.

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From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, August 30th, 2010

Name: Janeen
Email: j_witowski@hotmail.com
My husband and I are planning to put an addition onto our house, and we would have to remove the sycamore tree who's roots are cracking the foundation. It …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, August 20th, 2010

Name: R NAUGHTON
Email: robtnaughton@sbcglobal.net
How can I prove a farmer spraying his beans for insects killed my peach and plum trees?

BoB Naughton

From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Name: Heather
Email: heathersmu@yahoo.com
Something is wrong with my Linden tree.

In the very early spring, something eats lots of holes in the leaves. It starts to happen about a week after the leaves …

From the blog member talk by admin on Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Name: Irene
Email: yami_dartz@yahoo.com
I have a maple tree about 15 feet from water/lake. It has regular green and mustard colored growth on north side of trunk. Recently, however, there is also a …

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Name: Bob michiels
Email: sailcircus@gmail.com
In the spring, I put in new sod which thrived expect in the area under the river birch branches. The lawn has gotten sparce, thin, brown. There are …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, August 9th, 2010

Name: dorothy weaver
Email: mowglie_1@yahoo.com
a few years ago i read an article about starting crepe myrtles from a tree cutting. now i have access to some tress and would like more of …

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, August 8th, 2010

Name: Brenda Roberts
Email: bstarr52@yahoo.com
I have a young redbud tree (4yrs) facing west in my back yard. I noticed this year that on one side of the tree, there appear to be …

From the blog member talk by admin on Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Name: jan cella
Email: djancella@yahoo.com
I have a maple (abt 30' tall) on the parkway. Each summer it loses alot of leaves. Currently there are leaves (green) all over the lawn, walk and …

From the blog member talk by admin on Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Name: jan cella
Email: djancella@yahoo.com
I have a large river birch - abt 2' in dia. Over the years a large root has begun to lift the driveway about 3-4". I need ot …

From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Name: Jim Benefield
Email: jimbenefield@sbcglobal.net
It is safe for me to use a rotor tiller to cultivate the soil around the base of estabilished (>5") trees in an effort to control weeds.

I would …