Growing and Marketing Woody Species to Attract Pollinators
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Category: Publications
Coppice
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Pollinators
A Canadian study of native willow as an early pollen and nectar source for solitary mason bees and flower flies, both of which are significant pollinators for major fruit crops. The horrors of mass-produced bee houses . Good primer on what’s a good design for mason bees and what isn’t,…
Ramial Chipped Wood
Why Fresh is Best When it Comes to Mulch by Linda Chalker-Scott on Garden Professors website, “Advancing the science of gardening and other stuff since 2009”. Feb 2021 article about using freshly cut wood chips as mulch around woody perennials, and how mulching perennials is different than mulching annual crops….
Kiwi (Actinidia)
Kiwi related articles The Nutritional and Health Benefits of Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) – a Review , by Piotr Lotocha of Mini Kiwi (cited below) from October, 2017, in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition . Also downloadable as a PDF . Carya. Nursery for uncommon fruit plants . Nowy…
Related Interest Organizations
Note: Private Facebook groups are groups where only members can see who’s in the group and what they post, whereas in public Facebook groups anyone can see who’s in the group and what they post. Also note: This is a page dedicated to groups and associations, not businesses such as…
On Line Publications
An ever-expanding list of articles from around the web related to tree crops. Floating fields tree and plant production . 10 page PDF from Indonesia. “The challenge of lowering tree production costs to address depletion in global forest cover and timber supply is addressed. Research was driven by the desire…
Publications
Trees and Shrubs for Agroforestry, Tree and Shrub Recommendations (pdf) Univ. of Missouri Center for Agroforestry, 2015 edition. Growing Trees from Seed: A Practical Guide to Growing Native Trees, Vines, and Shrubs , by Henry Kock, Author, Paul Aird, With, John Ambrose, Jr. Book review. Exotic Alert (Page176) This midwest…
Techniques & Info
Here we share some articles, web pages, and pamphlets we found online. Grafting | Techniques and Perspectives | Crops | Innovative Ideas TECHNIQUES AND PERSPECTIVES Winter injury to trees and shrubs by the Morton Arboretum. This reputable institution lays out some of the considerations for tree, limb and bud survival….
