Missouri made the flowering dogwood its state tree in 1955 due to the beauty of its flowers in the springtime. But in recent days, TikTok disagreed with that choice.

ST. LOUIS, MO, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Missouri Botanical Garden is excited to announce the launch of its Revolutionizing Species Identification (RSI) project, a transformative ...

The tree team at the Missouri Botanical Garden commenced their annual trimming of up to 25 to 30% of the canopy of some trees beneath the geodesic dome of the Climatron during a weeklong process.

Trinklein refers to the dogwood tree as “nature’s little showoff” or the “candelabra of color.” The Missouri legislature named the flowering dogwood the state tree on June 20, 1955.

The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder This story originally aired on Dec. 10, 2022. It was updated on July 29, 2023. On Oct. 15, 2019, Joseph Elledge walked into the Columbia, Missouri Police ...

This small, thicket-forming tree is common along roadsides, in old fields, and on the edge of woods. Wild plum is a valuable food source for wildlife, but people can also enjoy the small, edible ...

The 100-acre tree nursery at George O. White State Forest, in Licking, Missouri, serves 13,000 customers a year — in the Show-Me State and beyond. Pawpaws are one of their most popular orders.

JACKSON, Mo. (KFVS) - Owners of one Missouri tree farm are continuing a decades-long effort to spread joy to our nation’s troops. For more than 20 years, Meier Horseshoe Pines in Jackson has ...