The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated ...

The types of native species included in this table are trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, ferns, grasses, sedges, rushes, and vines. Table last updated June of 2023.

Native plants are flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs that have inhabited Michigan since before European settlement. Each year, we collect native seeds from West Michigan and propagate them in our ...

This long-standing commitment to native plants is a mainstay of the Arboretum. As of June 2016, the Native Plant Collection contains a total of 2,427 accessioned plants, including 353 taxa with 1,039 ...

The Michigan DNR is granting more ... as well as enjoying the beauty of the plants and butterflies,” said Baxter. The garden features species native to the area like white oak trees and peach ...

Researchers in Michigan and other top apple-producing states researchers are trying to make the fruit more resilient in ...

A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered a native tree unlocking the secret to protecting apples from cold weather damage. Steve van Nocker, a ...

What many people do not know, is that there can be a beneficial use for the trees when the holiday season is through. The Michigan Department ... growth of aquatic plants. Harder wood trees ...

The state of Michigan is asking the community to be aware of an invasive species, and when they see it, take a picture and squish it. Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the spotted lanternfly, is ...

It is a public native plant garden that demonstrates how native plants can thrive in local gardens and landscapes. Volunteers from the Magnolia Chapter of the FNPS first established the arboretum ...