What’s In Bloom: May 2023
May 2023 Fringetree Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus), also commonly called Grancy Greybeard and Old Man’s Beard, is one of the most beautiful and under-used, small flowering trees. This Ozark region native is breathtaking in full bloom in...
What’s In Bloom: April 2023
April 2023 Weeping Crabapple Malus Species Crabapples (Malus species) are popular small trees closely related to apples but with smaller edible fruit. They also differ in leaf color, growth habit, flowering time, and flowering color. Crabapple trees are fairly...
What’s In Bloom: March 2023
March 2023 Cornelian Cherry Cornus mas With the arrival of spring, come the first tentative blossoms. For trees, amongst the earliest, you will find Cornelian cherry. Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) is not a cherry at all but a kind of dogwood. Though we seldom see it...
What’s In Bloom: February 2023
February 2023 Witch Hazel Hamanelis vernalis The Ozark witch hazel, Hamanelis vernalis, got its name because its limbs were used by water witches in divining water wells. Dowsers, water witches, or water wigglers used forked branches cut from the Ozark witch hazel...