KANSAS TREES

Dear cottonwood, so lovely then,
How wide and tall it grew.
What joy to those long absent when
Its top first came to view!
A sentinel it seemed to be
That stood majestic there,
And guarded those who dwelt within
That dear old home so fair.
--Ed Blair -- "The Planting of the Cottonwood Tree"
(From Poetry of Kansas)

Stereotypically Kansas is often seen in literature and on film as flat and barren or a large wheat field stretching from one end to the other. But much like Brooklyn a tree does grow in Kansas! Actually many trees grow in the Sunflower State providing shelter, shade, commerce, beauty, protection and a home to humans and animals.

Below are links to some information on trees in our state... historical, cultural, commercial and societal resources.

Kansas Forest Service
("Care of natural resources and service to people through forestry")
Site Map/Website Directory
Order Conservation Seedlings
Community Forestry
Rural Forestry
Riparian Forestry
Wood Energy Initiative
Arbor Day
Champion Trees of Kansas

Woody Plants in Kansas
http://www.gpnc.org/woody.htm
(Great Plains Nature Center)

Kansas Trees and Shrubs
http://www.kswildflower.org/tree_index.php
(Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses website)

KANSAS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION
(Publications issued by Kansas Research and Extension at Kansas State University)
Champion Trees of Kansas
Fertilizing Trees in the Landscape
Handling and Planting Container-Grown Trees
Native Kansas Forest Trees
Selecting and Planting a Tree
Shade and Ornamental Trees for Kansas
Staking and Guying Landscape Trees
Street Trees for Kansas
Tree Diseases in Kansas
Tree Squirrels: Urban Wildlife Damage Control
Trees and Shrubs for Difficult Sites
Trees and Shrubs That Attract Songbirds and Wildlife
Watering Newly Planted and Young Trees and Shrubs

Kansas Memory--Trees
http://www.kansasmemory.org/category/708

Kansas Christmas Tree Growers Association
http://www.kctga.com/

Christmas Tree Recycling
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/solw2/ep1.pdf

The Aluminum Christmas Tree
http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-aluminum-christmas-tree/10148

THE COTTONWOOD
(Kansas designated the Eastern Cottonwood as the official state tree in 1937. The cottonwood tree are deciduous trees which are distinguished by thick, deeply fissured bark and triangular to diamond-shaped leaves. The Eastern Cottonwood is also the state tree of Nebraska. Wyoming has the Plains Cottonwood as its state tree)

Adoption of the Kansas State Tree
http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/trees/ks_cottonwood.htm

Cottonwood Trees: Facts and Information
http://www.cheyennecity.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1150
(From City of Cheyenne, Wyoming)

Cottonwood Tree Coloring Page
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/oversite/kidstuff/cottonwd.htm
(The cottonwood is also the Nebraska state tree. A page for children and others who enjoy coloring in between the lines!)

Cottonwood Trees in Kansas
http://ravenstonepress.com/cottonwd.html
(From Ravenstone Press)

ATLAS TOPEKA LIBRARIES CATALOG
(Library resources from online catalog of the State Library, Kansas Historical Society, Supreme Court Law Library and Washburn University Libraries)
Trees
Trees--Kansas
Cottonwood--Kansas
Tree planting -- Kansas
Trees, Care of -- Kansas
Ornamental trees -- Kansas
Bird attracting -- Kansas
Forests and forestry -- Kansas
Kansas -- Forestry Management
Kansas Forest Service
Windbreaks, shelterbelts, etc. -- Kansas