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Tulip poplar struck by lightening

April 18, 2019 by Marilyn Odneal

The large tulip poplar, just outside of Faurot Hall, was struck by lightening last night. Photo by Shelia Long.

The tulip poplar on the Mountain Grove Campus, probably the oldest specimen in the Ozarks Arboretum, was stuck by lightening last night. We hope that it will survive, but the damage is severe. Leslie Akers checked the weather station and estimated the time of the strike to be at 12:45 am. … [Read more...] about Tulip poplar struck by lightening

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Mystery of the wolfberries solved

November 6, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

This goji flower photo was taken September 22, 2015.

Pam Turner brought in the branch of a flowering shrub for identification. I had not seen it before so we sent a photo to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Chip Tynan - manager of the garden's Horticultural Answer Service - informed us that the specimen was a THORNLESS form of Lycium chinense - the goji or wolfberry! Pam brought a specimen with the fruit on Monday. Here are photos … [Read more...] about Mystery of the wolfberries solved

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Red maple gallery

October 22, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Acer ruburm 'Brandywine'

We planted a row of red maple - Acer rubrum - cultivars in fall of 1999. I took photos of each tree on October 20, 2015 to catch the fall color. Of course, some were at peak, some a bit past and some a bit before, but you can get the idea of the range of colors from the photos. Armstrong may be stressed, so it may not be a good representation. … [Read more...] about Red maple gallery

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Starry magnolia shines this spring

April 1, 2015 by Marilyn Odneal

Starry Magnolia is putting on quite a show.

Our Starry Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, blossom made it through spring (fingers crossed) with minimal freeze injury. Very pretty. … [Read more...] about Starry magnolia shines this spring

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Last red maple showing

November 11, 2011 by Marilyn Odneal

October Glory red maple is the last one of our red maples still holding on to its leaves

The October Glory red maple is still putting on its fall show even after the other red maples have lost their leaves. Our red maple row from south to north consists of the following cultivars; Brandywine, Autumn Flame, Armstrong, Somerset, October Glory, Red Sunset, Sun Valley, and Autumn Blaze.  All of the cultivars were planted in 1999 and were donated to our horticulture … [Read more...] about Last red maple showing

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