*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 ...

A Bradford pear tree can be a beautiful sight to behold. But that's about where its usefulness ends. The Bradford pear, also known as the Callery pear, can create unpleasant smells and, more ...

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 ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KY3/Edited News Release) - The Missouri Department of Conservation urges all Missourians to check their trees for Asian longhorned beetle. This invasive, wood-boring insect can feed on ...

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis area residents can get a few extra bucks by helping save Missouri's native trees from going extinct. The Missouri Department of Conservation is purchasing seeds from the public ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A research team at the University of Missouri is using artificial intelligence to monitor the spread of invasive Callery pear trees across the state, specifically focusing on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...