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Regeneration of the Land
USING THE LAWS OF NATURE FOR MAKING DIVERSITY SPONTANEOUS My 13-acre nursery was a very tiny island amidst the retail oceans of the plant world. I wanted to expand it to larger proportions but that was not possible. I always … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, enrichment ecology, environment, fruit, gardening, natural law, nature, seeds
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Peaches From Pits
One of my local customers told me about a peach in his front yard that had a lot of fruit on that he did not want. It was horrible tasting he said and filled with worms. Perfect. I was very … Continue reading
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Tagged peach, peach flowers, peach pits, seedling trees, seedlings
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Diversity Discovered: The Wild Goose Plum
North America is filled with wild plums.There is no shortage nor threat to the wild plum. They can be increased in number very easily. There are seeds available from many seed companies and individuals who love to find them as … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecological enrichment, ecology, fruit, garden, gardening, organic, plums, Prunus hortulana, seeds, wild goose, wild plums
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Canopy Closure: A Hickory Tree Makes That Happen
The first trees I planted outside of my nursery into the pasture were hickories. It was in the early 80’s that I acquired the property and began my nursery. The snap shot above tells the story. At that time, people … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agroforestry, Carya, crop diversity, ecological enrichment, ecology, gardening, hican, hickory, hickory nuts, hickory trees, nature, nut oil, nuts, seeds
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Explorations of Diversity: The Sloe Plum is Not That Slow
Within the first decade of my tree farm I planted many wild seedling fruits on my farm. Some of these are the wild crop relatives of sour cherry, sweet cherry, plums and apricots as well as species that are wild … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, blackthorn, food, fruit, garden, gardening, hardy fruits, plum trees, Prunus spinosa, sloe plum, sloes, wild fruits
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Structure and Function of Future Plants and Forests
One of the the great events of my family farm was the sand mining operations that left two large distinctively different ponds. In the process, it also created a completely different landscape. It was one we fully enjoyed as now … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental health, forestry, life, plants, trees
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Diversity Explored: The European Chestnut
When I was first introduced to the European chestnut, I found it as a shrubby and stunted tree barely able to cope with Michigan’s cold winters. It was on top of a dune overlooking Lake Michigan near Grand Traverse Bay. … Continue reading
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Tagged chestnut, chestnut seeds, European chestnut, fast growing, hybrid chestnuts, nuts, plants, seeds
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Explorations of Fruit Diversity: Black Mulberry
The range of any plant can vary tremendously from high to low elevations, across whole continents not to mention human introductions. With many woody plants, these are not entirely reflected in the selections available in the nursery marketplace. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Black mulberry, crop-diversity, ecology, food, fruit, gardening, Morus, mulberry, seeds
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