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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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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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Watermelons in Trees
One of my first attempts at growing watermelons was a huge success. I was working full time at a garden center and much like all of my co-workers I had a large garden. My garden extended the width of the … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecological enrichment, ecology, edible seeds, farming, gardening, nature, plant unbreeding, watermelon, wild crops, wild watermelons
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Two Story Agriculture
Ground Floor and Going Up I first found the concept of Two Story Agriculture in the best selling book Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith. He was an economic geographer for Columbia University and had written extensively … Continue reading
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Tagged ecological enrichment, ecology, garden, hickory, lilac, nature, planting trees, plants, tree crops
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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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A Raspberry Takes Many Forms
You got to respect them.They are a tad thorny and hard to walk through. They are a bit overwhelming at times yet bring you closer to wild fruit nirvana more than any fruit. They can fourish where few fruits can … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, beneficial-plants, blackberry, ecological enrichment, ecology, plant-diversity, plants, raspberry, Rubus, wild
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