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Know Your Natives – Alder
Alder (Alnus serrulata) of the Birch (Betulaceae) family is a deciduous shrub found in the U.S. from Texas to Kansas to Maine and thence east and south to the borders. This shrub, the only species in the Alnus genus in … Continue reading
Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees
Tagged Alder, Alnus, Alnus serrulata, Betulaceae, Know Your Natives
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Trees of Arkansas Is Now User-Friendly with Full Color Pictures
The tried and true handbook of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, Dwight Moore’s Trees of Arkansas, has been reissued (2014) in a smart, new, user-friendly, and full-color edition. Moore’s book dates back to 1950, when the author revised Lewis M. Turner’s … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Native Plants, Trees
Tagged Flowering Tree, Mexican Plum, Plum, Prunus, Prunus mexicana, Rosaceae, Trees of Arkansas
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Know Your Natives – Overcup Oak
Overcup Oak Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) is a species of oak in the White Oak Group. It favors bottomland forests and is tolerant of wet, clay soils. This oak is identified by the cup, which often completely encloses the acorn. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorn, Fagaceae, Oak, Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, White Oak Group
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Know Your Natives – American Hazelnut
American Hazelnut American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) is a medium to large spreading shrub that produces edible nuts in the fall. The nuts ripen in September and October and are a favorite of small game and birds. As fall progresses male … Continue reading
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Tagged American Hazelnut, Betulaceae, Nut
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Ash Tree Threat Invades Arkansas
Arkansas joins the growing list of states affected by the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis), or EAB for short, an invasive Asian beetle devastating North American ash trees. The beetle was first discovered on the continent in Michigan in 2002, … Continue reading
Field Trip Exploring the Capitol Campus
On a crisp sunny fall morning seven hearty souls gathered on the Capitol steps to begin a most interesting tour, an Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) field trip, of the trees adorning the campus of the State Capitol grounds. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trips, Native Plants, Trees
Tagged Arkansas native trees, Arkansas State Capitol
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Ouachita Huckleberries in the Rain
A group of die-hard native plant lovers met in Crystal Springs on a rainy May 16 in pursuit of black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), the only true huckleberry in Arkansas. Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) members in attendance were Susan Hooks, … Continue reading
Dripping Springs Field Trip a Perfect Ten on the BOP Scale
May 11, 10 a.m., a Saturday morning that couldn’t have been prettier, we gathered for the Ouachita Mountain Boys’ walk to Dripping Springs just north of Hot Springs. The rendezvous place was across the road from Kai Schulz’s house, and … Continue reading
Neat Plant Alert: Old Red Buckeye Across From Clinton School
What a welcome sight the red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) is in a spring season of so many colorless, wind-pollinated trees and shrubs. The common, cheerful plants grow nearly statewide, leafing out well before the spring starting gun is fired and … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Plant Alert, Trees, Wildflowers
Tagged Aesculus, Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye, Sapindaceae
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Meet the Tree: Toothache Tree
Toothache tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, is surely one of Arkansas’ most intriguing native plants. If you haven’t been introduced, chew on a twig or a piece of bark for a few minutes and feel your mouth and tongue start to tickle … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Trees
Tagged Hercules' club, Rutaceae, tickle tongue, toothache tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
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