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Candice Davis

Help the butternut tree: send seeds to state nursery

Posted Friday, October 24, 2014, at 9:40 AM
Now is a great time to send butternut tree seeds to the state nursery, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Ed Hovis, a MDC forestry resource technician, said butternut trees are somewhat rare in our area and they desperately need help. This is why he takes time on and off the job to find and collect butternut tree seeds and send them to the George O. White State Nursery...
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