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Stopping Invasive Species

Callery pear trees removed from CAFNR Courtyard

On Friday, Sept. 28, Mizzou Botanic Garden signed a pledge to stop the spread of invasive species and ceremoniously cut down the first of eight Callery pear trees in CAFNR’s Courtyard during an invasive plant awareness and educational event. Mizzou Botanic Garden is the first entity in the state to have signed the Missouri Invasive Plant Task Force pledge. “This…