MLive

One of WMU's rare dwarf hackberry trees named Michigan State Champion

KALAMAZOO, MI – It's official: Kalamazoo County is home to the three tallest dwarf hackberry trees in the state. On March 14, Andy Sawyer, the official representative for the Big Tree Registry, ...
MLive

29 rare trees found on Western Michigan University's campus

campus – including one that might be the tallest of its species in the state, if not the country, the university's manager of natural area and preserves said. So far, 29 dwarf hackberrys have been ...
Western Michigan University

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

Stephan Keto, second from left in the front row, and Todd Barkman, in the red shirt, with students, alumni and volunteers in front of the large dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—The Arbor Day Foundation ...
Western Michigan University

Three rare campus trees named state champions

KALAMAZOO—One of Western Michigan University's 29 dwarf hackberry trees has been declared the Michigan State Champion while two others have been designated Michigan Co-champions. That news came March ...
The New York Times

These ‘Trash Trees’ Are Actually a Banquet for Wildlife

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Hackberries are native to Alabama, where I grew up, but I was a child ...