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Over the Garden Gate: Butternuts favored by forest foragers

The Butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) is a native deciduous hardwood tree related to the Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). Also known as White Walnut, the wood from Butternut is used for woodworking, ...
Times Argus

Their goal: saving the butternut tree

Butternut country is so distinctive that Parker Nichols knows he has arrived even before he sees the first butternut tree. As the proprietor of Vermont WildWoods, a flooring and millwork company in ...
The Gazette

Become a ‘Tree Bud’ to help water Cedar Rapids’ newly planted trees

Trees Forever Des Moines program coordinator Andrew Hirst pours water on the soil covering the root ball of a tree he planted in the median along Grande Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on June 1, 2022. (Jim ...
Brainerd Dispatch

Ask the Master Naturalist: Signs in nature to look for leaving winter and heading into spring

This month we have a guest column by Stephanie Mirocha, an artist and nature blogger who lives in Aitkin. Stephanie also leads tree treks in St. Paul’s Como Park. Answer: For me, identifying trees ...