Street Trees Part 1 – Acer (Maple)

One thing I realized is talking ‘Street Trees’ with a Horticulturalist is like talking politics with anyone else. Everybody has strong opinions and there is a great variation on agreement. So, I start this journey with an apology. I am certain at the conclusion; I will get e-mails ‘What about this……?’ The goal of this series is to provide food for thought as to possible selections you may wish to consider, forgot about, or a combination of both. One thing for sure is I am learning a lot about selections. So, this week’s selection comes from the Maple family. Red maples have dominated our...
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Thomas deHaas

2020 BYGL Reader Survey Ends Monday

The 2020 BYGL Reader Survey ends this coming Monday, November 2. Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback. All survey results are anonymous and will be used by the Buckeye Environmental Horticulture Team (BEHT) to help us improve the BYGL now and into the future!
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Joe Boggs
Beth Scheckelhoff
Ashley Kulhanek

Another Fall Feeding Caterpillar

Amy Stone reported earlier this month on a yellow striped Zebra caterpillar (Melanchra picta (Harris)) (Stripes of a Different Kind - The Zebra Caterpillar, October 8, 2020). Curtis Young discovered yet another caterpillar with bright yellow stripes running down the length of its body. This one was found mowing down on the blossoms of New England asters (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) growing in the Van Wert County Master Gardeners’ Children’s Garden in Smiley Park, Van Wert, Ohio.
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Curtis E. Young
Amy Stone