Agroforestry

Publications Date: Nov. 1, 2017

Oaks are one of the most important and abundant hardwood trees found in Missouri’s forests (Figure 1). Besides producing high-quality wood products, oaks also provide important sources of food and cover for wildlife. Older, mature stands ...

Publications Date: Feb. 1, 2017

Not much more than a half century ago, Missouri's wild turkey population was in danger of disappearing from the landscape. By the early 1950s, it was estimated that fewer than 2,500 turkeys were left in only 14 Missouri counties. Their ...

Publications Date: Oct. 1, 2012

Adult Asian chestnut gall wasp.Photo: Gyorgy Csoka, Hungary Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Distribution and hostsThe gall wasp, Dryocosumus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, was introduced into North America in 1974 on imported chestnut cuttings. A ...

Publications Date: June 1, 2012

American elderberry is a rapidly emerging new perennial crop for Missouri and the Midwest. The American elderberry, native to much of the eastern U.S., is a medium to large multiple-stemmed shrub, bush or small tree.American elderberry bears large ...

Publications Date: June 1, 2012

Missouri is in a position to benefit from research here and abroad enabling cultivation of the Burgundy black truffle in oak and/or hazel orchards. Cultivation of these exquisite and very high value mushrooms is both sustainable and diversifying.The ...

Publications Date: March 1, 2012

Chinese chestnut is an emerging new tree crop for Missouri and the Midwest. The Chinese chestnut tree is a spreading, medium-sized tree with glossy dark leaves bearing large crops of nutritious nuts. Nuts are borne inside spiny burs that split open ...