Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri.

By Linda GeistUniversity of Missouri Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. – The flowering dogwood tree celebrates its 70th birthday as the ...

Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer on Monday, March 17, 2025 at George O. White ...

Kansas City, Mo. – Celebrate the value of Missouri trees and forests during Arbor Days in April by planting native trees and practicing proper tree care. Missouri Arbor Day for 2025 is Friday ...

COLUMBIA — The Missouri Department of Conservation and other organizations are combating invasive trees by hosting the annual Callery Pear Buyback event. The Callery pear tree, otherwise known as a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is once again helping get rid of those smelly, invasive Bradford pear trees. The state agency is again partnering with other ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites people to celebrate the value of Missouri trees and forests during Arbor Days in April by planting native trees and practicing proper tree care.