Category Archives: Diversity Found

Global in nature, plants solve problems and create health.

How Deep Do Your Roots Go

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

When I first started my nursery and began hand harvesting field grown trees, I knew I was going to need a variety of tools for the job. One of the shovels I purchased from Hawken Tools was manufactured by the … Continue reading →

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That Buckeye Biogas Dilemma

Posted on May 13, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

I got a call a few years ago from someone working on biofuel production. I think he lived in Spain if I remember correctly. He was doing a research project specifically related to Aesculus, the horsechestnut genus, and its possibility … Continue reading →

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Flexibility and Stability:Wild Apple

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Biologicalenrichment

Malus pumila var. niedwetzkyana I received this seed from an overseas arboretum collection many years ago. It is a white flowering form of a normally red flower and red flesh crabapple. I only had one tree of it at the … Continue reading →

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Perennial Solutions to Annual Problems

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Biologicalenrichment

One of the constant challenges when faced with any horticultural endeavor is finding ways to eliminate or greatly reduce plants that are competing with your crop plant.  Here are a few examples of ways to enhance what nature has already … Continue reading →

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