MO Small to Medium Recommended MO Trees

1. Pea-like rose-purple flowers which bloom profusely on bare branches 2. Flattened leguminous bean-like dry seedpods about 2-3" long

eastern redbud

1. Leaves are alternate, simple in three shapes (ovate, mitten-shaped and three-lobed)

2. Fruit is ovoid, fleshy drupes in red cups attached to red stalks

sassafras

1. Leaves are leathery, diamond-shaped with doubly toothed margins 2. Salmon-pink to reddish brown bark exfoliates to reveal lighter inner bark

river birch

1. Cone-shaped capsules that contain many small, cottony seeds 2. Shallow, spreading root system is good for stabilizing soils and makes the tree an effective selection for erosion control