Do you remember the Joni Mitchell song, “Big Yellow Taxi”?
Mitchell sings, “They took all the trees, and put ‘em in a tree museum,” referring to Honolulu’s Foster Botanical Garden, which features magnificent tropical trees.
What if I told you that North Dakota State University has a “tree museum” that showcases more than 5,000 tree and shrub species, cultivars and selections?
NDSU’s Dale E. Herman Re…