The American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) is a Missouri-native tree known for its edible fruit and cultural connections.
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The Plants of Encanto
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest feature film, Encanto, is not a movie about plants. But plants are far more than background greenery in this story. They play an important role as the plot unfolds, and take center stage in one of the more lively musical numbers. Even the plants that are in the background serve…
The Botanist Behind Encanto’s Plants
Walt Disney Animation Studios goes to great lengths to build true-to-life environments as the settings for their films. For the movie Encanto they enlisted the help of the Colombian Cultural Trust. This group of experts consulted with the filmmakers on subjects such as architecture, clothing, indigenous culture, food, and of course plants. The botanist who…
Saving the Seeds of an Endangered Christmas Tree
Two years after wild-collected Christmas tree seeds made their way from the Appalachian Mountains to St. Louis, our researchers are learning more about the challenges ahead when it comes to conserving the Fraser fir.
Fighting Fire to Save Threatened Trees in Madagascar
On the night of August 7, 2021, a large fire swept over the landscape and approached the 88-acre Ankafobe forest—one of those remaining sanctuaries for the Sohisika trees.
Trees for Lemurs and Lemurs for Trees
The Missouri Botanical Garden: the clue is in the name, really! We love plants – everything about them: we love unpacking their evolutionary relationships, we love to investigate how they mold themselves to their environments, we love discovering how best to propagate and grow them. But, most of all, we love simply reveling in their life-enhancing…
Rare Tree Reveals First Flower
One of the world’s rarest trees, Karomia gigas, is flowering in the greenhouses of the Missouri Botanical Garden for the first time.
Take Our Tree ID Quiz
These thorny questions may leaf you feeling nuts, but see if you can conquer these ten questions about trees.
White Redbud Has History at the Garden
Missouri’s native trees put on quite a show in spring, led by the fuchsia flush of the Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). This understory tree can be found in parks, home landscapes, and along roadsides throughout the state. The dense clusters of tiny pink blooms are a reminder that warmer weather and longer days have finally…
Cherry Blossoms at the Garden
The best cherry blossom display in the midwest is in St. Louis, right here at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Meet Some Missouri-Grown Christmas Trees
It takes a bit of Christmas magic to grow holiday evergreens in the St. Louis region.
Saving America’s Endangered Christmas Tree
Although a common sight in living rooms across the country every holiday season, one of America’s most popular Christmas trees is under threat. However, the Missouri Botanical Garden is working to safeguard the future of the Fraser fir. Help support our conservation work by making a gift at this link. Threats Facing the Fraser Fir…