Spice bushSpice bush (Lindera benzoin) Spice bush is a great native shrub that thrives in the shady understory and forest edges. The bush gets its name from its culinary traits. The twigs and berries can be used to make teas and spices. Native peoples and this plant have been in relationship for thousands of years. No doubt there are many uses for spice bush that I am simply not aware of. Spice bush are typically not preferred by deer and as a result have

The calorie yield from the sugar filled pods of the grafted trees at Hershey's site is truly baffling

If you want you can pack your acorns with a medium such as sand or you can pack them free of any medium

Our seed is a mix of mostly the red types

Willow grows exceptionally well from cuttings

These trees would make good root stock for grafting as well

I will use tree and shrub interchangeably here but do note that American hazels grow as a multi stemmed shrub generally 8-15 feet tall

Willow has traditionally been used as medicine by many cultures for thousands of years

and Hillsborough NC

There are several species of hazelnut that grow around the world

Hickory is one of my favorite trees to find in the landscape

Some of the seed came from wild trees but we also gather seed from urban trees which are likely grafted cultivars

Take part in this experiment with me if you would like