Tree Facts #4 – Dawn Redwood
There are 3 species of Redwood trees and just about everyone is familiar with two of them. The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the overall largest tree species on earth, and the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is world’s tallest tree species. The third redwood, which...
Read MoreTree Facts #3 – Cedars
Everyone knows about Cedar trees… or do you? If you live in Missouri then you are likely familiar with the Eastern Red Cedar, often called simply a ‘Cedar tree’. However these, along with many other trees commonly referred to as ‘cedars’ are not cedars at all. They...
Read MoreTree Facts #1 – Poplars
I think it’s dumb when trees are named in a misleading fashion. For example, the Tulip Poplar, aka Yellow Poplar, aka Tulip Tree. Don’t get me wrong, this is a splendid tree, but it is an imposter. Looking at it’s scientific name Liriodendron tulipifera it’s obviously not...
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