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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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By moving your
mouse over the thumbnail photos of the trees you can see a larger
picture. |
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you click on any of the images you will see the full size photograph
or map. |
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Flowering
Dogwood (Cornus
florida)
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Cornaceae
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tree
#322 in fall
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above image to see a larger map
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| Native
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| Missouri |
| Leaf
Arrangement and Shape: |
| Opposite
with simple, oval to egg-shaped leaves |
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Type: |
| Drupe
(seed covered by fleshy pulp) |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 40
feet |
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| Missouri's
state tree with either white or pink flowers. The fruit is red
and the preferred food of wild turkey. The dried root was used
by Native Americans to treat malaria. Dogwood has hard, tough,
and splinter-free wood. |
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tree
#310 in fall
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tree
#52 in fall
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tree
#309 in fall
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tree
#309 in spring
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tree
#128 in spring
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tree
#310 in spring
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tree
#302 in spring
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tree
#128 in winter
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tree
#128 in winter
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