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Treehouse Village in Boone County to Open this Spring

Constant high temperatures and lack of rainfall has caused trees to become stressed. Heat stress can cause little or no tree growth, dry leaves, root up-growth, and dying bark.

Tucker Marder showcases his passion for environmentalism and historic plants. On a tour, Marder himself divulged the fascinating origins of some of the trees seen throughout this expansive property, including a seedling from the last known living tree planted by famed gardener Johnny Appleseed. Other notable trees include a Ginkgo from a seedling of a tree that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945; a tree that descends from the tree under which Hippocrates was allegedly sitt...