Monthly Archives: November 2011

If it’s got green leaves in November – it’s not native to Central Indiana

  An estimated 30% of wild plants, those growing outside of cultivation, in Central Indiana are not native to Indiana.  To a botanist or ecologist, a native plant in Indiana is one that was here when European settlers came.  We … Continue reading

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Golden Gingko Trees

This week the Gingko trees are at their peak along 46th Street near the Butler campus.  Legend has it once the first leaf falls, all the others on a tree will fall within 24 hours.  Ginkgos are popular urban street … Continue reading

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