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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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The American Persimmon: Sugar Heaven
Every year is a great joy to harvest American persimmons. This year is no exception. I relish the major brush clearing and grass mowing that is needed for me to obtain the fruit in quantity and quality. To harvest the … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, American persimmon, ecology, food, fruit, geographic strain, northern persimmon, seeds, sugar fruit
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Exploring Diversity: Creating Flavor Forests With the Species Apples
From the time I was a child, I loved to grow plants. I threw a pit of a prune near the back door of my home. A tree emerged and I quickly put it in a pot. How could this … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, apple fruit, apple lumber, apple wood, ecology, food, forest apple, fruit, garden, gardening, nature, no spray, plants, seeds, timber apple
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Yew and I Will Grow It
I have always been fond of yew. It was one of those species that inspired me to grow trees in my mind. Where in creation is yew? For me it was only in photographs. Like the one above, I saw … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, fruit, lumber, nature, range expansion, seed germination, seeds, timber, trees
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Cactus Town
I saw it first on a walk with my daughter near a sidewalk. As we rounded the corner, a cardboard sign alerted us saying it was “Free’. There it hung on a bamboo stake neatly tied by a small piece … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, cactus, cactus fruit, crop diversity, food crops, fruit, gardening, nature, nopal, plants, tunas
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Peach Nirvana: Peaches from Pits
The very first peach I had ever seen growing on a tree was from a backyard gardener next to my family home in central Michigan. Peaches were not common there because of the late frosts and cold winters. My neighbor … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, food, fruit, gardening, heirloom peach, nature, organic peaches, peach culture, peach pits, peach seeds, peaches
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Regeneration of the Land
USING THE LAWS OF NATURE FOR MAKING DIVERSITY SPONTANEOUS My 13-acre nursery was a very tiny island amidst the retail oceans of the plant world. I wanted to expand it to larger proportions but that was not possible. I always … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, ecology, enrichment ecology, environment, fruit, gardening, natural law, nature, seeds
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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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Explorations of Diversity: The Sloe Plum is Not That Slow
Within the first decade of my tree farm I planted many wild seedling fruits on my farm. Some of these are the wild crop relatives of sour cherry, sweet cherry, plums and apricots as well as species that are wild … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, blackthorn, food, fruit, garden, gardening, hardy fruits, plum trees, Prunus spinosa, sloe plum, sloes, wild fruits
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