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Smooshed Fruit: Blackhaw and Medlar
Recently while talking to the power line vegetation control folks at my farm, one of them said to me, “It must be really satisfying to know you planted a forest.” I was very fortunate to be at the right time … Continue reading
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Tagged seeds, ecology, agroforestry, medlar, blackhaw viburnum, fruit farm, wild fruits, woody plants, fruit orchard
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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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