A new Missouri law addresses concerns with invasive plants in Missouri. Experts say protecting native plants is essential.

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jim Winnerman Special to the Post-Dispatch Have you ever noticed a tree that had an unusually large trunk? Or a canopy so ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with tree and shrub seedlings from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Native trees and shrubs can help wildlife ...

Bradford pear trees were introduced as a decorative tree, but oooh that smell. Those nasty trees that smell like rotting fish can no longer be bought, sold, or distributed by Missouri plant nurseries ...

As Missouri becomes the latest state to ban the sale of Callery pear trees, researchers at MU are using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to track them down. The ornamental tree, known for ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The flowering dogwood tree celebrates its 70th birthday as the Missouri state tree in 2025. There is no better place to celebrate than Missouri’s Ozark woodlands from mid-April to ...

COLUMBIA − This fall, trees could lose their leaves early or begin changing colors earlier than normal, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. That's due to the dry conditions Missouri ...

MISSOURI — A Missouri bill that would ban Callery and Bradford pear trees, including five other invasive plants, is headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The state legislature passed the ban earlier this ...

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — As the 2024 spring flowering season looms, officials in Kansas and Missouri are asking residents to start taking longer-term actions to help control the spread of ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with a native sapling. Also known as Bradford pear ...

Sarah Cooper, right, tosses a tub of shumard oak tree seedlings onto a trailer in March 2025 at George O. White State Forest Nursery, in Licking, Missouri. The tractor takes the seedlings to a cooler ...