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The Bagworm in Missouri
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 26
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Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Large trees
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 29
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Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) Medium-sized trees
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Soil Testing for Lawns
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Periodic soil testing helps you correct nutrient deficiencies, avoid excess fertilizer applications and maintain a healthy lawn. Learn when routine soil testing makes sense and what it analysizes in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 03
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Amur maple (Acer ginnala)
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Mulches
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Mulches provide many benefits to plants. Benefits vary with the material used, the type of soil, the kind of plant and the cultural practices used. Mulches also may be used to make landscapes more attractive and usable and to reduce the amount of maintenance work (Figures 1a to 1c).
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 06
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Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
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Golden-rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 12
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Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Large trees
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Norway maple (Acer platanoides) Large trees
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Red oak (Quercus borealis)
Large trees
Maximum height
70 feet
Relative growth rate
Good
Freedom from insect pests
Good
Freedom from disease problems
Good
Resistance to storm damage
Excellent
Will grow on poorly drained soil
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Corn Diseases
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 21
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Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) Large trees
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 24
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Sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) Large trees
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White ash (Fraxinus americana) Large trees
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 04
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Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 07
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English oak (Quercus robur)
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 10
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Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees
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Learn how to select the perfect shade trees for your midwest yard or landscape. Don't waste years on a bad landscape!
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 13
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Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) Medium-sized trees
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Low-Maintenance Landscaping
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All landscapes require some maintenance, but homeowners can install a low-maintenance landscape by planning around the design considerations of simplicity, size, plant arrangement, turf alternatives, hardscape features and mulch. Get the details in this U
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 16
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Pin oak (Quercus palustris) Large trees
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 19
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River birch (Betula nigra) Medium-sized trees
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Soybean Diseases
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.