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Black Walnut (Deaccessioned)

Black Walnut (Deaccessioned)

Arbor walk #61, Treekeeper ID #5016

This is a large deciduous tree common to woodlands in the eastern United States from Massachusetts to Texas. It is natively found in rich woods and fertile river valleys across the state of Missouri.

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Bottlebrush Buckeye

Arbor Walk #89

Bottlebrush Buckeye is not native to Missouri but is very adaptable to the St. Louis Region. It is a multiple stem understory small tree or large shrub which colonizes by suckering.

Boxelder Maple

Boxelder Maple

Arbor Walk #118

Boxelder Maple is notable because of the usual leaves this species has compared to all other native maples. Instead of the normal simple leaf, it instead has compound leaves, which means it has leaflets.

Bur Oak

Bur Oak

Arbor walk #108, Treekeeper ID #1757

This tree is in the Fragaceae family and is native to Missouri. It is a deciduous tree with broad and rounded crown, which is good for shading. The leaves are leathery, dark green and turn to yellow-brown in fall. The oval acorns is large in size with fringed burry cups.

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Butternut

Arbor Walk #161

Although this tree has a broad range within the Upper Midwest and Northeast United States, it is uncommon in most of its range, being overshadowed by its ubiquitous relative Juglans nigra, the black walnut. Its lack of prominence is mainly caused by the deadly butternut canker, which only affects J. cinerea.

Carolina Buckthorn

Carolina Buckthorn

Arbor Walk #130

Even though it is called a buckthorn, Carolina Buckthorn has no spines. The shrub is well known for its bright red drupes during the summer. The fruit eventually mature to black and attracts many wildlife species, especially birds.

Carolina Silverbell

Carolina Silverbell

Arbor Walk #132

The best place to find this plant in the wild is the Great Smokey Mountains where they thrive. Squirrels love the four-winged, dry fruit, and Tennessee beekeepers describe it as a great honey tree. The wood is also sometimes used for cabinets, veneer, and carvings.

Cedar Elm

Cedar Elm

Arbor Walk #163

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Cherrybark Oak

Cherrybark Oak

Arbor walk #71, TreeKeeper ID #3472

Cherrybark Oak is a medium to large-sized deciduous tree native to the Southern US including the southeast corner of Missouri. The Cherrybark Oak looks very similar to another Missouri native, Southern Red Oak. So much so, that this tree was mislabeled as a Southern Red Oak for many years in the Arboretum.

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Chestnut Oak

Arbor Walk #152, Treekeeper ID #6051

The Chestnut Oak has a native range just bordering but not within Missouri; it thrives in dry uplands from southern Maine to the Mississippi but primarily in the Appalachian Mountains.

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Chinese Fringetree

Arbor Walk #160

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Chinese Redbud

Arbor Walk #148

The Chinese Redbud is within the same genus as the Eastern Redbud, but features larger, bright magenta flowers and glossy heart-shaped leaves.