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Hip to Be: Wild Roses and Their Fruits
“Hip to be or not to be. That is the question.” Philosopher Rosa Pomeifera circa 2020 The idea of cultivating roses for their fruit is a funny thing. If you think about it, uncultivated wild roses often produce hips in … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, fruit, agriculture, rosehips, ecology, agroforestry, Rosa, Apple Rose
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Black Mulberry
There is a magnificent specimen of black mulberry filled with lustrous green foliage in Central Park. I had my brother help me photograph one of the branches. To me it was a miracle because it isn’t suppose to survive in … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Black mulberry, ecology, flowers, garden, gardening, healthy enviornment, Morus nigra, nature, plants, Species fruits, trees
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Direct Seeding: Get Your Satchel and Plant a Forest
Everyone wants to create a forest. It’s a natural desire. How hard can it be? You start with a blank canvas and add paint in the form of seeds or trees. Like the book “The Man Who Planted Trees” by … Continue reading
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Tagged acorns, agriculture, chestnut, direct seeding, ecology, food, hickory, persimmon, seeds, trees
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The Pecan As a Tree Crop in Michigan
One of the most underlooked tree crops for Michigan and other northern short season areas is the pecan. The pecan has a ton of research behind it. It has the mechanization. It has shakers, crackers, dryers and sorters. It has … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, environment, farming, northern pecan, oil crop, pecan, tree crop
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Sprouts Hiding in The Grassy Meadow
The Grassy Meadows Have Delicious Food The seed tells a story of a plant. If you’re willing to listen, you will benefit from your experience with the plant. Such was the case for some of the plants I grew at … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, cattails, ecology, edible sprouts, edible wild, phragmites, river cane, seeds, vegetables
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ZEA
ZEA Zea is the genus name for corn. It is the Greek word meaning bread. The first Zea grain goes back to at least 12,000 years ago. Evidence was recently found in a cave in Turkey that Zea grains were … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ancient grain, ecology, food, plants, seeds, teosinte, Zea
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The Year of the Buffalo Gourd
Of the many crop plants that I grew for my retail nursery, the buffalo gourd was one of the most fascinating. Frequently I searched for perennial versions of common annual food plants like squash. The buffalo gourd fell into this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, buffalo gourd, ecology, edible seeds, oil crop, perennial pumpkin, perennial squash, perennial vine, saponins, sustainability
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Persimmon Ideals and Species Fruits
The wild Missouri black gooseberry was a plant I discovered under the powerlines near my farm when I first started my nursery. I reproduced it from seeds and found unique high yielding individuals in the populations. This was one way … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, crop diversity, Diospyros, ecological enrichment, ecological theatre, fruit, Princess persimmon, seeds
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Persimmon Roots and Their Underground Network
In the beginning, I had a pasture. It was a good pasture used for hay to feed livestock. It consisted of steep hills with flat parts which was almost barren of trees. All I had to do was add trees. … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, American persimmon, ecology, garden, gardening, nature, seed source, seeds
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The Very Wild Texas Peach
The Texas peach represents a great human plant introduction into the southwestern U.S. native flora. It integrates into its surrounding environment and continues to broaden its genetic diversity. When botanists first looked at the peach thriving in the southeastern U.S., … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, crop-diversity, ecological enrichment, ecology, environment, food, fruit, heirloom peach, Prunus persica, seeds, wild crops, wild peaches
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