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


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From the blog member talk by admin on Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Name: HJ
Email: hjanecek@sbcglobal.net
I am going to use a corn gluten based weed killer. I'm supposed to apply when the forsythia or daffodils start to bloom. Can anyone out there let me …

From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Name: Dennis
Email: destromberg@sbcglobal.net
When in spring do the Linden trees bloom at the Arboretum?

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Name: sandra
Email: happycooki78@yahoo.com
Where are river birch trees commonly found? It is for a science project and am having a hard time finding the answer.

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Name: Lindsay Knudsvig
Email: lindsayknudsvig@hotmail.com
How high up the trunk do you trim? And, is there a general rule for thinning?

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, February 8th, 2010

Name: Karen
Email: kheller@cyladesign.com
Hi

I'm looking for a native Carex that would perform well as a groundcover in urban situation in Chicago. Hoping that the Carex would be good spreader and suppress weeds …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, February 1st, 2010

Name: Jackson Clark
Email: jacksonclark@sunflower.com
I'd like to start a local tree identification program. How can labels be safely attached to trees, and how can I convince my local city forester that this …

From the blog member talk by admin on Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Name: William Fredricksen
Email: bcfredricksen@mchsi.com
I have two long needle pine trees. I noticed a white growth(?) which looks like powder on an small area of one tree two summers back. Now it …

From the blog member talk by kjaros on Thursday, December 31st, 2009

We've added one additional week to the current Destinations contest. Drawing for our winner will be held Monday, January 11. Good Luck!

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Name: Janis Smith
Email: smith.janis@sbcglobal.net
Last winter, walking down by Lake Marmo at sunset, I looked up the hill in the direction of the Millenium Oak. The bare trees were a deep red …

From the blog member talk by kjaros on Friday, December 11th, 2009

This story made quite a splash in the tree world, but probably didn't get much media coverage yet.  
This is a success story of an historic osage orange tree preserved in northwestern …