For Missourians, many of the Arbor Day tree seedlings originate at the state-run tree nursery. This year, approximately 80,000 sycamore seedlings were sent to fourth graders across the state. The fast ...

Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer in March 2025 at George O. White State Forest Nursery, in Licking, Missouri. The tractor takes the seedlings to a ...