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Wild Strawberry Sense of Humor
Everyone loves wild strawberries. It’s a universal fruit with universal appeal. The flavor is always rich in gold. They are impossible to resist. Here grows a small perennial plant that effortlessly skips along the ground rooting as it goes through … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Fragaria, plant breeding, seeds, strawberry, wild fruits, wild strawberry
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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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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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