Suggested edit: I submitted him for a Famous memorial but he was rejected. Here's the bio in case you want to post it on his memorial.
Author, Horticulturist. He is recognized as an American horticulturist, who was nicknamed "Flowering Tree Man." He was a prolific writer on the subject. In a 1956 edition of "National Horticulture Magazine" he co-authored the article "Bauhinia-The So-Called Orchid Tree." During his career, he published over 50 magazine articles. He helped to establish the difference between a tree and a bush. He wrote or co-wrote eight books: "Shade and Ornamental Trees for South Florida and Cuba" in 1946, "Flowering Tropical Trees" in 1956, "What Flowering Tree is that?" in 1959, " Flowering Trees of the World for Tropics and Warm Climates" in 1962, "Seaside Plants of the World: A Guide to Planning, and Maintaining Salt-Resistant Gardens" in 1964, "Flowering Vines of the World: An Encyclopedia" in 1970, "Edible Nuts of the World" in 1977 and "Fantastic Trees" in 1995. Wanting to educate the public, he donated many of his books to public school libraries and gave lectures with slide shows. Born the middle son of a physician, his family had several physicians, including his older and younger brothers. His father and brothers were the founders of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which became one of the world's most renowned psychiatric clinics. Majoring in medicine, he attended Washburn University in Kansas before the School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York City. In a chemistry lab at Washburn on March 2, 1915, he, as a senior student, and a friend were conducting an experiment, causing an accident with mixing chemicals that led to an explosion. He was severely injured with the loss of vision in his right eye, a partial amputated left hand, and had some facial disfigurement. At that point, he changed his major to journalism. He became interested in flowering trees after viewing a travelogue of New Zealand and seeing the beautiful flowering trees in bloom in Christchurch. During his horticultural career, he brought the seeds of 3,000 flowering trees to Florida from around the world. He had the goal of making Florida or "the land of flowers," the name given by explorer Ponce de Leon, more beautiful. For this, he received his nickname and an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Florida State University. Before becoming interested in horticulture, he was in journalism, working for the "New York Tribute." In 1923 he came to Stuart, a small seaside town on the Atlantic coast of Florida, to start a newspaper, "The Stuart News". A couple years after moving to Florida, his first wife left him, returning to the North with his two sons, Edwin, Jr., and John. In 1928 he married for the second time to a native Floridian, Patsy Estell. In 1957 he sold the newspaper after being an editor for nearly 35 years. He stayed in Florida the rest of his life, spending summers in North Carolina. He died at age 98 after becoming totally blind. During his career, he planted in Stuart hundreds of his favorite tree, the Yellow Tabebuia. His professional papers are located at the Florida Archives.
Contributor: Linda Davis (46609907)
Dr. Edwin A. Menninger, the Flowering Tree Man
Son of Dr. Charles F. Menninger and Flo Vesta Menninger
Name: Edwin A Menninger
Death Date: 17 Feb 1995
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 98
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1896
Name: MENNINGER, EDWIN A. (Sr.)
Pub. Date: February 18, 1995 p.A1&A5 BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 19, 1995 p.C16, Type: BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 21, 1995 p.A8, Type: BS
Pub. Date: February 22, 1995 p.A8 OB
Burial place: NL not listed
Source: Martin County Genealogical Society online index of Stuart News obituaries (OB) and biographical sketches (BS)
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This is to verify any information
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Information may not be 100% correct. I based information from FS. if anything needs to be corrected please send me a suggestion. Thank you
Author, Horticulturist. He is recognized as an American horticulturist, who was nicknamed "Flowering Tree Man." He was a prolific writer on the subject. In a 1956 edition of "National Horticulture Magazine" he co-authored the article "Bauhinia-The So-Called Orchid Tree." During his career, he published over 50 magazine articles. He helped to establish the difference between a tree and a bush. He wrote or co-wrote eight books: "Shade and Ornamental Trees for South Florida and Cuba" in 1946, "Flowering Tropical Trees" in 1956, "What Flowering Tree is that?" in 1959, " Flowering Trees of the World for Tropics and Warm Climates" in 1962, "Seaside Plants of the World: A Guide to Planning, and Maintaining Salt-Resistant Gardens" in 1964, "Flowering Vines of the World: An Encyclopedia" in 1970, "Edible Nuts of the World" in 1977 and "Fantastic Trees" in 1995. Wanting to educate the public, he donated many of his books to public school libraries and gave lectures with slide shows. Born the middle son of a physician, his family had several physicians, including his older and younger brothers. His father and brothers were the founders of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which became one of the world's most renowned psychiatric clinics. Majoring in medicine, he attended Washburn University in Kansas before the School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York City. In a chemistry lab at Washburn on March 2, 1915, he, as a senior student, and a friend were conducting an experiment, causing an accident with mixing chemicals that led to an explosion. He was severely injured with the loss of vision in his right eye, a partial amputated left hand, and had some facial disfigurement. At that point, he changed his major to journalism. He became interested in flowering trees after viewing a travelogue of New Zealand and seeing the beautiful flowering trees in bloom in Christchurch. During his horticultural career, he brought the seeds of 3,000 flowering trees to Florida from around the world. He had the goal of making Florida or "the land of flowers," the name given by explorer Ponce de Leon, more beautiful. For this, he received his nickname and an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Florida State University. Before becoming interested in horticulture, he was in journalism, working for the "New York Tribute." In 1923 he came to Stuart, a small seaside town on the Atlantic coast of Florida, to start a newspaper, "The Stuart News". A couple years after moving to Florida, his first wife left him, returning to the North with his two sons, Edwin, Jr., and John. In 1928 he married for the second time to a native Floridian, Patsy Estell. In 1957 he sold the newspaper after being an editor for nearly 35 years. He stayed in Florida the rest of his life, spending summers in North Carolina. He died at age 98 after becoming totally blind. During his career, he planted in Stuart hundreds of his favorite tree, the Yellow Tabebuia. His professional papers are located at the Florida Archives.
Contributor: Linda Davis (46609907)
Dr. Edwin A. Menninger, the Flowering Tree Man
Son of Dr. Charles F. Menninger and Flo Vesta Menninger
Name: Edwin A Menninger
Death Date: 17 Feb 1995
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 98
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1896
Name: MENNINGER, EDWIN A. (Sr.)
Pub. Date: February 18, 1995 p.A1&A5 BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 19, 1995 p.C16, Type: BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 21, 1995 p.A8, Type: BS
Pub. Date: February 22, 1995 p.A8 OB
Burial place: NL not listed
Source: Martin County Genealogical Society online index of Stuart News obituaries (OB) and biographical sketches (BS)
Work in progress
This is to verify any information
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LK8Q-GRD
Information may not be 100% correct. I based information from FS. if anything needs to be corrected please send me a suggestion. Thank you
Suggested edit: I submitted him for a Famous memorial but he was rejected. Here's the bio in case you want to post it on his memorial.
Author, Horticulturist. He is recognized as an American horticulturist, who was nicknamed "Flowering Tree Man." He was a prolific writer on the subject. In a 1956 edition of "National Horticulture Magazine" he co-authored the article "Bauhinia-The So-Called Orchid Tree." During his career, he published over 50 magazine articles. He helped to establish the difference between a tree and a bush. He wrote or co-wrote eight books: "Shade and Ornamental Trees for South Florida and Cuba" in 1946, "Flowering Tropical Trees" in 1956, "What Flowering Tree is that?" in 1959, " Flowering Trees of the World for Tropics and Warm Climates" in 1962, "Seaside Plants of the World: A Guide to Planning, and Maintaining Salt-Resistant Gardens" in 1964, "Flowering Vines of the World: An Encyclopedia" in 1970, "Edible Nuts of the World" in 1977 and "Fantastic Trees" in 1995. Wanting to educate the public, he donated many of his books to public school libraries and gave lectures with slide shows. Born the middle son of a physician, his family had several physicians, including his older and younger brothers. His father and brothers were the founders of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which became one of the world's most renowned psychiatric clinics. Majoring in medicine, he attended Washburn University in Kansas before the School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York City. In a chemistry lab at Washburn on March 2, 1915, he, as a senior student, and a friend were conducting an experiment, causing an accident with mixing chemicals that led to an explosion. He was severely injured with the loss of vision in his right eye, a partial amputated left hand, and had some facial disfigurement. At that point, he changed his major to journalism. He became interested in flowering trees after viewing a travelogue of New Zealand and seeing the beautiful flowering trees in bloom in Christchurch. During his horticultural career, he brought the seeds of 3,000 flowering trees to Florida from around the world. He had the goal of making Florida or "the land of flowers," the name given by explorer Ponce de Leon, more beautiful. For this, he received his nickname and an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Florida State University. Before becoming interested in horticulture, he was in journalism, working for the "New York Tribute." In 1923 he came to Stuart, a small seaside town on the Atlantic coast of Florida, to start a newspaper, "The Stuart News". A couple years after moving to Florida, his first wife left him, returning to the North with his two sons, Edwin, Jr., and John. In 1928 he married for the second time to a native Floridian, Patsy Estell. In 1957 he sold the newspaper after being an editor for nearly 35 years. He stayed in Florida the rest of his life, spending summers in North Carolina. He died at age 98 after becoming totally blind. During his career, he planted in Stuart hundreds of his favorite tree, the Yellow Tabebuia. His professional papers are located at the Florida Archives.
Contributor: Linda Davis (46609907)
Dr. Edwin A. Menninger, the Flowering Tree Man
Son of Dr. Charles F. Menninger and Flo Vesta Menninger
Name: Edwin A Menninger
Death Date: 17 Feb 1995
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 98
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1896
Name: MENNINGER, EDWIN A. (Sr.)
Pub. Date: February 18, 1995 p.A1&A5 BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 19, 1995 p.C16, Type: BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 21, 1995 p.A8, Type: BS
Pub. Date: February 22, 1995 p.A8 OB
Burial place: NL not listed
Source: Martin County Genealogical Society online index of Stuart News obituaries (OB) and biographical sketches (BS)
Work in progress
This is to verify any information
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LK8Q-GRD
Information may not be 100% correct. I based information from FS. if anything needs to be corrected please send me a suggestion. Thank you
Author, Horticulturist. He is recognized as an American horticulturist, who was nicknamed "Flowering Tree Man." He was a prolific writer on the subject. In a 1956 edition of "National Horticulture Magazine" he co-authored the article "Bauhinia-The So-Called Orchid Tree." During his career, he published over 50 magazine articles. He helped to establish the difference between a tree and a bush. He wrote or co-wrote eight books: "Shade and Ornamental Trees for South Florida and Cuba" in 1946, "Flowering Tropical Trees" in 1956, "What Flowering Tree is that?" in 1959, " Flowering Trees of the World for Tropics and Warm Climates" in 1962, "Seaside Plants of the World: A Guide to Planning, and Maintaining Salt-Resistant Gardens" in 1964, "Flowering Vines of the World: An Encyclopedia" in 1970, "Edible Nuts of the World" in 1977 and "Fantastic Trees" in 1995. Wanting to educate the public, he donated many of his books to public school libraries and gave lectures with slide shows. Born the middle son of a physician, his family had several physicians, including his older and younger brothers. His father and brothers were the founders of The Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, which became one of the world's most renowned psychiatric clinics. Majoring in medicine, he attended Washburn University in Kansas before the School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York City. In a chemistry lab at Washburn on March 2, 1915, he, as a senior student, and a friend were conducting an experiment, causing an accident with mixing chemicals that led to an explosion. He was severely injured with the loss of vision in his right eye, a partial amputated left hand, and had some facial disfigurement. At that point, he changed his major to journalism. He became interested in flowering trees after viewing a travelogue of New Zealand and seeing the beautiful flowering trees in bloom in Christchurch. During his horticultural career, he brought the seeds of 3,000 flowering trees to Florida from around the world. He had the goal of making Florida or "the land of flowers," the name given by explorer Ponce de Leon, more beautiful. For this, he received his nickname and an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Florida State University. Before becoming interested in horticulture, he was in journalism, working for the "New York Tribute." In 1923 he came to Stuart, a small seaside town on the Atlantic coast of Florida, to start a newspaper, "The Stuart News". A couple years after moving to Florida, his first wife left him, returning to the North with his two sons, Edwin, Jr., and John. In 1928 he married for the second time to a native Floridian, Patsy Estell. In 1957 he sold the newspaper after being an editor for nearly 35 years. He stayed in Florida the rest of his life, spending summers in North Carolina. He died at age 98 after becoming totally blind. During his career, he planted in Stuart hundreds of his favorite tree, the Yellow Tabebuia. His professional papers are located at the Florida Archives.
Contributor: Linda Davis (46609907)
Dr. Edwin A. Menninger, the Flowering Tree Man
Son of Dr. Charles F. Menninger and Flo Vesta Menninger
Name: Edwin A Menninger
Death Date: 17 Feb 1995
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 98
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1896
Name: MENNINGER, EDWIN A. (Sr.)
Pub. Date: February 18, 1995 p.A1&A5 BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 19, 1995 p.C16, Type: BS, OB
Pub. Date: February 21, 1995 p.A8, Type: BS
Pub. Date: February 22, 1995 p.A8 OB
Burial place: NL not listed
Source: Martin County Genealogical Society online index of Stuart News obituaries (OB) and biographical sketches (BS)
Work in progress
This is to verify any information
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LK8Q-GRD
Information may not be 100% correct. I based information from FS. if anything needs to be corrected please send me a suggestion. Thank you
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