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It is A Good Beech On A Shore of A Great Lake
When I started my business, I really made use of a Pentax camera my parents bought me when I graduated from college in 1979. It was a perfect gift for me. As a recommendation of a high school friend of … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, botany, identification, plants
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Who Art Thou Number 909?
When I first starting growing oaks in bulk for the conservation and mail order trade I was always on the look out for acorns. It was by luck that I took a wrong turn on a road I had never … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, oak-tree, quercus
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Lessons Learned from the Cucumber Magnolia
Trying to get seed of certain species of trees can be very time consuming. The Cucumber magnolia, Magnolia acuminata was one of them. It was very perishable. All the commercial seed companies treated them like lentils. You can’t soak them … Continue reading
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When Trees Move
I created a small garden that was once a parking lot for a motor home. The previous owner pushed out the soil to the side and filled in gravel as a base. When I moved into the home, I decided … Continue reading
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Tagged ansu, apricot, trees
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Random is Not That Random
We tend to think of forests as a random set of circumstances creating infinite random configurations of plants each situated spatially that is highly variable. Things are not in rows. We would tend to think, “oh this is much more … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, gardening, plants, trees
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Relax. It’s a Lilac.
It’s a perfect plant. Calming, soft to the touch, durable and forgiving is the lilac. You can’t say no to the lilac. Like a ballerina dancing through your home, the fragrance of the flowers relax and still your mind. You … Continue reading
Seeds Make It Happen
One of my first connections I made with my business after graduating from college was supplying seeds to other nurseries. I was surprised at how much time that took. At the time, my little nursery was using seeds I collected … Continue reading
Mackinaw Peach
There is something very satisfying growing a tree from seed. Every now and then I will save the pits of plums and peaches from the store and squeak out a few plants. Since all of the fruit comes from California … Continue reading
It’s Just a Seedling
Here nestled into the leaf litter of a farm road I drive over, a small apple tree has sprouted and taken root. This apple tree might be considered an accidental visitor or a plant out of place for some but … Continue reading
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The Real Estate With the Best View of the Forest
Look up. The canopy is filled with fruits and nuts. Look down. Do you see anything? This was my beginning of finding and developing shade loving fruit crops. There are many plants that will tolerate shade but few that will … Continue reading
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Tagged fruit, gardening, gooseberry, recipe, recipes
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