The Morton Arb

Selection guide

Use the pulldowns below to find information about trees or shrubs

or

or

or

plant_clinic_winter hours

Use our Interactive Collections Map and our Plant Collections Map to identify where plants are located on our grounds.

Members' Exclusive Plant Catalog, orders taken February 7-April 9

Register now for Spring 2012 education programs at The Morton Arboretum

Search tree & plant advice

Articles tagged scale

  • Magnolia Scale

    | Category: Insects & Diseases | Tags: magnolia scales, Magnolia, scale
    MAGNOLIA SCALE(Neolecanium cornuparvum) Magnolia scale is our largest soft scale insect, reaching ½ inch in length. This scale spends the winter on one-to-two-year-old twigs as tiny, dark-colored nymphs. In the spring, the scales begin to feed,...