Habichat article By Katy Gorsuch What’s your favorite tree? If you’re any of Maryland’s thousands of native animals, your answer may be an oak! Maryland boasts 22 species in the oak genus (Quercus), 21 of which are native. Maryland’s state tree is the white oak (Quercus alba), and from 1940 until 2002 an individual white Read the Rest…
This year marks the return of Wye Oak clone seedlings The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces that its online tree seedling catalog is now open and accepting orders for spring 2024 planting from the John S. Ayton State Forest Tree Nursery. This year’s catalog features more than 55 species, with a few different choices Read the Rest…
Marylanders Encouraged to Grow Native Trees and Other Plants The Maryland Park Service is planting more than 10,000 trees in honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2020. From the shores of Assateague Island to the mountains of Western Maryland, rangers will plant native trees on public lands to mark the occasion. Read the Rest…
