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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Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) Medium-sized trees
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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Pin oak (Quercus palustris) Large trees
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River birch (Betula nigra) Medium-sized trees
Soybean 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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Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Large trees
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Trident maple (Acer buergeranum) Small trees
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White oak (Quercus alba) Large trees
Selecting Landscape Plants: Uncommon Trees for Specimen Plantings
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Check out some uncommon landscape trees that have a good chance for survival in the Missouri climate.
Aphids, Scales and Mites on Home Garden and Landscape Plants
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Piercing-sucking pests such as aphids, scales and mites are commonly found on home garden and landscape plants. Learn how to identify and control them in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
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American sycamore or plane tree (Platanus occidentalis)
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Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
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Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis) Large trees
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Linden (Tilia spp.) Medium-sized trees
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Red maple (Acer rubrum) Large trees
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Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)
Large trees
Maximum height
70 feet
Relative growth rate
Excellent
Freedom from insect pests
Very poor
Freedom from disease problems
Poor
Resistance to storm damage
Very poor
Will grow on poorly drained soil
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Swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) Large trees
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Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Large trees
The Bagworm in Missouri
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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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Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) Medium-sized trees
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Amur maple (Acer ginnala)