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

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

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

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 ...

Bradford Pear trees were in full bloom in our neighborhoods, along roadways, and on farms. Missouri property owners could get a free native Missouri tree, if th ...