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Strength in Numbers: Where Loss Benefits the Whole
The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Such is the case of using cultivated plants as a means for overcoming disease and other environmental calamities. To overcome obstacles, it takes a population not a lone individual to … Continue reading
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Tagged American-hybrid-chestnut, chestnut, nuts, seedling-trees
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Butternut and Its Kin
The butternut trees I collected nuts from for my nursery were difficult to find. Every now and then I would spot one from my truck as I drove through a rural area. I would contact the owner and make plans … Continue reading
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Tagged butternut, butternut hybrid, Juglans, nuts, walnut, wood
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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 Explored: The European Chestnut
When I was first introduced to the European chestnut, I found it as a shrubby and stunted tree barely able to cope with Michigan’s cold winters. It was on top of a dune overlooking Lake Michigan near Grand Traverse Bay. … Continue reading
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Tagged chestnut, chestnut seeds, European chestnut, fast growing, hybrid chestnuts, nuts, plants, seeds
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The Hazelnut Arrives
It was over forty years ago when I first peered through the tree line on the land I was about to purchase and spotted hazelnuts. It was a good sign. I had no idea what was ahead of me. Here … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Corylus americana, Corylus x hybrid, ecology, filazels, food, hazelberts, hazelnuts, nuts, seeds, tree crops
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