Trees and shrubs

News

• Historic Veterans Day freezes highlight need to protect landscape plants from cold
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Missouri horticulturists remember Veterans Day, Nov. 11, as the date of two massive freeze events that damaged trees and shrubs across the Midwest.
• Wraps or guards can lessen winter damage to young trees
  Monday, October 5, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tree wraps or guards can lessen the risk of southwest injury, a condition that can afflict young trees in winter, said a University of Missouri horticulturist.

Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• Gardens for Everybody
• Missouri Woodland Steward Program
• Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Gardens, Lawns and Landscapes Resources

Publications

• G6800, Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
• G6805, Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees
• G6810, Selecting Landscape Plants: Uncommon Trees for Specimen Plantings
• G6815, Selecting Landscape Plants: Needled Evergreens
• G6820, Selecting Landscape Plants: Broad-leaved Evergreens
• G6825, Growing Azaleas and Rhododendrons
• G6830, Selecting Landscape Plants: Deciduous Shrubs
• G6835, Selected Ground Covers for Missouri
• G6840, Selecting Landscape Plants: Ornamental Vines
• G6850, How to Plant a Tree
• G6865, Fertilizing Shade Trees
• G6866, Pruning and Care of Shade Trees
• G6867, First Aid for Storm-Damaged Trees
• G6870, Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
• G6879, Irrigating Trees and Shrubs During Summer Drought
• G6881, Leaf Scorch of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs
• G6885, Preventing Construction Damage to Trees
• G6971, Grafting
• G6972, Budding
• G7251, The Mimosa Webworm in Missouri
• G7254, Elm Phloem Necrosis
• M145, Tree and Shrub Pests Around the Home: Symptoms, Signs and Control
• MG7, Establishment and Care of Woody Ornamentals
• MG8, Pruning Ornamental Trees and Shrubs

You may be interested in these related publications:

• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB5, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G6000 - G9999
• G5006, Before You Order Tree Seedlings
• G5008, How to Plant Forest Trees
• G5010, Autumn Colors
• G6900, Tree Placement on Home Grounds
• G7190, Insect Borers of Fruit Trees
• G7250, The Bagworm in Missouri
• G7259, Periodical Cicadas in Missouri
• G7270, Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Colony Feeders
• G7271, Insect Defoliators of Missouri Trees: Web Producers
• G7272, Insect and Mite Galls on Missouri Trees
• G7276, Twig Girdler and Twig Pruner
• G7354, Hackberry Psyllids
• G7356, Elm Leaf Beetle
• G7358, Clover Mites
• G7360, Boxelder Bug
• MG0, Master Gardener Core Manual Series
• MX342, Tree Diseases I
• MX343, Tree Diseases II
• MX344, Tree Diseases III
• MX349, Tree and Shrub Pests I
• NRAES184, The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home
• PS23, Pecan Insects and Diseases: An Aid to Identification and Control
• XR1, Ice and Freeze Damage to Ornamental and Fruit Trees: Implications and Remediation