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Biodiversity
Diversity, ecology and evolution

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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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ANDREW'S LAB

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

MIDWEST GARDENING
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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, July 26th, 2010

Name: Gregg
Email: gregg@GoOne2One.com
On a mature maple tree, at the base of where a sizeable branch was removed several years ago, a fairly good sized hole has developed (about 4-6" wide/deep). Is …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Name: Kathleen V.
Email: step3stone@juno.com
We are planning an outdoor family wedding for June 11,2011. What can I be planting between now & then that will most likely be blooming at that time? …

From the blog member talk by admin on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Name: Therese
Email: jetman20@msn.com
I had 4 Canadian Cherry trees - three of which developed a very ugly black knot fungus on the branches and trunk. Is there any way to keep this …

From the blog member talk by admin on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Name: J Willison
Email: jaye.willison@dupageco.org

i have maple tree scales!
what is the best way to handle this? should i cut the tree down - it is very infested

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Name: R Naughton
Email: robtnaughton@sncglobal.net
How can I prove a farmer spraying his soybeans killed my peach and plum trees?

From the blog member talk by admin on Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Name: Darlene Lippoldt
Email: ddlippoldt@gmail.com
I have some beautiful potted petunias on my front porch. Last night someone - either a racoon or squirrel - dug up the flowers and pulled them out …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Name: Jeff & Jane Chubb
Email: hooliganhaven@sbcglobal.net
Our Golden Rain Tree is ending its glorious bloom. It has a branch that is only about 4 feet off the ground and bisects part of …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, July 5th, 2010

Name: shelly
Email: rdquade@hotmail.com
I have a Japanesse Beetle infestation of a white birch tree. What is the best way to handle it? I had missed the topic in the last tree talk …

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Name: NORMAN PARCHIM
Email: curier10@comcast.net
We have a very old blackberry tree in our yard. The tree is not in the best of condition, but the landlord will not do anything about it. …

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Name: Betty C. Irons
Email: BCIRONS@comcast.net
I need information like your old bulletin re "The Care and Management of Native Oaks in Northern Illinois" Do you still have this plant bulletin or updated …