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Plant Systematist and Herbarium Curator, The Morton Arboretum Lecturer, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago


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From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, February 8th, 2010

Name: Karen
Email: kheller@cyladesign.com
Hi

I'm looking for a native Carex that would perform well as a groundcover in urban situation in Chicago. Hoping that the Carex would be good spreader and suppress weeds …

From the blog member talk by admin on Monday, February 1st, 2010

Name: Jackson Clark
Email: jacksonclark@sunflower.com
I'd like to start a local tree identification program. How can labels be safely attached to trees, and how can I convince my local city forester that this …

From the blog member talk by admin on Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Name: William Fredricksen
Email: bcfredricksen@mchsi.com
I have two long needle pine trees. I noticed a white growth(?) which looks like powder on an small area of one tree two summers back. Now it …

From the blog member talk by kjaros on Thursday, December 31st, 2009

We've added one additional week to the current Destinations contest. Drawing for our winner will be held Monday, January 11. Good Luck!

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Name: Janis Smith
Email: smith.janis@sbcglobal.net
Last winter, walking down by Lake Marmo at sunset, I looked up the hill in the direction of the Millenium Oak. The bare trees were a deep red …

From the blog member talk by kjaros on Friday, December 11th, 2009

This story made quite a splash in the tree world, but probably didn't get much media coverage yet.  
This is a success story of an historic osage orange tree preserved in northwestern …

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, December 11th, 2009

Name: edward becker
Email: btservices708@aol.com
From last October 2008 throughout last year's winter season the median strip is thru the center of a four lane Highway - thus soil samples results of heavy …

From the blog member talk by admin on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Name: Julie Schnell
Email: Schnellfamily@msn.com

Thank you to trees! They clean our air.

Unfortunately, there will be a lot more air to clean if Navistar is sucessful in building their diesel engine testing facility …

From the blog member talk by admin on Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Name: Rodger
Email: pharmacy2000@comcast.net
Last winter my boxwoods turned brown. Can anything be done or must they be replaced?

From the blog member talk by admin on Friday, November 27th, 2009

Name: Maureen
Email: moebulwan@sbcglobal.net
I planted 200 scilla bulbs and something at night time is digging them up! I've covered them with leaf mulch, pine needles and ammonia soaked rags but something is …