Scenes of Spring blooming trees across Iowa

By Charity Nebbe,

Samantha McIntosh, Kate Perez

Published April 20, 2024 at 7:00 AM CDT

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Spring blooming trees only put on a show for a couple of weeks each year in the state of Iowa, but the show can be spectacular.

It's horticulture day! Host Charity Nebbe is joined by Iowa State University Horticulture Professor Jeff Iles to discuss his favorite spring blooming trees and talk about why magnolias seem to be having an off year. Then, Iowa State University extension horticulture specialist Aaron Steil joins the show to answer listener questions.

Guests:

Jeff Iles, horticulture professor, Iowa State University
Aaron Steil, extension horticulture specialist, Iowa State University

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Talk of Iowa HorticultureHort DayTrees

Charity Nebbe

Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa

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Samantha McIntosh

Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Kate Perez

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