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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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Diversity Discovered: The Atlantic White Cedar
It is always a surprise to me that a wetland tree found only in swamps, back waters of streams and lake fronts will grow outside of it’s specific low oxygen and high moisture location into the front of the average … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, Atlantic cedar, Chamaecyparis, Chamaecyparis thyoides, ecology, Evergreen, lumber, nature, plants, seeds, trees, wood
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Alders Grow the Extra Mile
The Genus Alnus contains some amazing unsung heroes of tree crops.There are no commercial stands of alders or horticultural varieties to be found in cultivation. As far as I could tell there were no indications that any nursery produced alders … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, alders, Alnus, Alnus orientalis, environment, fast growing, lumber, nature, nitrogen fixing, Oriental alder, tree crops, trees, woody crops
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Diversity Found: Blackhaw and Medlar
Almost immediately after I closed the door shut on my nursery in 2021, several great opportunities existed where I could foster new crops in unexpected ways. These would be crops that few people have experience with under the banner of … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, blackhaw viburnum, ecology, fruit farm, fruit sauce, medlar, minor fruits, wild fruits, woody plants
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That is the Power of Bamboo
When I lived in town with my family, I would go for a run and take the same route almost every day. I would pass by this house on an old brick road that contained a beautiful well cared for … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, bamboo, bamboo sprouts, carbon sequestration, edible bamboo, perennial agriculture, runner bamboo, tree crops, two-story-agriculture
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Wild Plums On The Move
One of the great joys of growing seedling fruit is not knowing what is going to be the end result. You are using a tree as you would find it in the wild in an untended situation and putting it … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, easy-to-grow, ecology, fruit industry, healthy fruits, native fruits, plums, tree crops, two-story-agriculture, wild plums
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