

Low-Maintenance Landscaping
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Create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape with thoughtful design, proper plant selection, and easy-to-care-for features that suit your space and lifestyle.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 16
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Discover the unique branching habit and growth characteristics of the popular pin oak shade tree.

Corn Diseases
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 19
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River birch is a fast-growing, adaptable tree with attractive peeling bark, perfect for wet soils and offering shade and aesthetic appeal.

Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 22
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Learn about the Sugar Maple, a vibrant tree known for its fall color and maple syrup production, ideal for landscaping and adding beauty to your yard.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 25
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Trident maple is a compact, adaptable tree with vibrant fall color, thriving in various soils and urban environments. Ideal for smaller landscapes.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 28
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Learn about white oak's adaptability, soil preferences, and growth characteristics for choosing the ideal shade tree for your landscape.

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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Learn how to identify and control aphids, scales, and mites to protect your garden plants from damage and common pest-related issues.

Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 02
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Discover the American sycamore, a fast-growing shade tree with distinctive bark, pest resistance, and adaptability to wet soil conditions.

Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 05
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Learn about the black gum tree’s unique features, including its stunning fall color, adaptability to various landscapes, and benefits for wildlife.

Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 08
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Discover the ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba), a resilient, medium-sized shade tree with unique fan-shaped leaves and vibrant yellow fall color.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 11
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Honey locust trees are excellent shade providers with lacy foliage and minimal leaf litter. Improved thornless, podless varieties are recommended for planting.


Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 14
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Discover the best shade trees for your landscape, including lindens with fragrant summer flowers and improved varieties like 'Greenspire' and 'Redmond'.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 17
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Discover characteristics, growth habits, and ideal conditions for various shade trees like Red Maple, offering valuable insights for your landscape planning.

Soybean Diseases
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Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 20
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Siberian elm is a fast-growing, hardy shade tree that thrives in tough conditions but can become invasive and have weak wood. Suitable for large spaces.

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!
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 23
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Swamp white oak is a durable, fast-growing shade tree that thrives in wet soils. Known for its resistance to pests, it provides excellent shade and fall color.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 26
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Discover the tulip tree's features, including its height, growth habits, and ideal planting conditions for a beautiful and sustainable landscape addition.

The Bagworm in Missouri
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Soil Testing for Lawns
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Soil testing helps determine nutrient levels and pH, guiding effective lawn fertilization and ensuring healthy turf growth.
Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees - Page 29
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Discover the unique beauty of yellowwood trees, featuring fragrant white flowers and a rounded form, ideal for diverse landscapes.

Selecting Landscape Plants: Shade Trees, Page 03
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Amur maple is a versatile, small deciduous tree with vibrant fall color. It adapts well to various soils, offering resistance to pests and urban conditions.