Why Should I Mulch My Plants and Trees?
What Does Mulch Do For You? What doesn’t it do? No, seriously, it does just about everything good that you […]
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How to Identify Nutrient Deficiencies in Plants
Nutrients Plants need nutrients to live, grow and reproduce. The nutrients that are needed fall into two major categories: macronutrients
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Trees of the High Desert – Eldarica Pine
Eldarica Pine trees are one of the most frequently planted trees in the high desert. They thrive in dry climates
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How Far Apart To Plant Trees
“How far apart do I need to plant my trees?” is often asked when purchasing trees. The answer depends on
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Borderline Plants – Japanese Maple
Do They Grow Here? We’ll start by looking up the hardiness zones they grow in. In Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville,
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Powdery Mildew
What is Powdery Mildew? Powdery mildew is a common disease for many plants found in the high desert. There are
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Different Types of Roots
We’re going to start by defining the different types of roots and what purpose they serve to the tree. There
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High Desert Pests, Diseases, and Common Problems – Anthracnose
What is Anthracnose? Anthracnose, also known as twig, leaf or shoot blight, is a term used to describe a group
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Tree Root Health
When it comes to the health of our trees the health of the roots is of most importance. Frequently we
Misconceptions About Tree’s Roots
This blogpost is an excerpt from a larger post that you can find here: www.natesnursery.com/how-do-tree-roots-grow/ Roots Chase My Water and
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How Do Tree Roots Grow?
To learn about how tree roots grow, stay healthy, and where they exist we’re going to reference a few articles
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Trees of the High Desert – Mesquite
Mesquite trees are quickly becoming a hot item here in the Mojave Desert. Mesquites grow quickly when given water, tolerate
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Exposing The Root Flare Of Your Tree
Exposing the root flare of your tree is something that is ideally done by an arborist. The reality is not
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Trees of the High Desert – Fruitless Mulberry
Fruitless Mulberry trees are one of the most frequently planted trees in the high desert. They are also the most
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Repotting California Juniper #1
It became apparent that this tree needed a new home after surviving the emergency repot. Needles had hardened off, I
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Design and Critique #10 – Larch
Masculine vs Feminine: I feel this is a masculine tree due to the thick flakey bark and dead wood at
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California Juniper Yamadori Stages
California Junipers are hard to collect. Unless you find one on top of a rock pocket in the mountains, you’d
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Hardwood Cuttings Waking Up
The success rate of these cuttings is over 90%. The Zelkova Serrata also known as Japanese Elm or Sawleaf Zelkova
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Find A Local Arborist
Finding an arborist in the High Desert isn’t as easy as it should be. Let’s say you recently bought a
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Horticultural Myths – Tree Topping
Myth Trees (especially Fruitless Mulberry trees) benefit from a yearly pruning. This helps bring an abundance of fresh new growth
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Horticultural Myths – Drought Tolerance
Myth Drought tolerant plants need almost no water, so I will plant those to save water or to avoid having
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Horticultural Myths – Wilting Leaves
Myth One of the best indicators of a plant needing water is when the leaves on the plant wilt. This
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Bonsai-A-Thon 2020
Here are a few of the trees shown in the dedicated area for Bonsai-A-Thon. One of my favorite parts was
Winter Silhouette Show 2020
Once again the Winter Silhouette Show put on by the Baiko-En Bonsai Kenkyukai Society every January was great. I love
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Hardwood Cutting Propagation
Winter isn’t every gardener’s favorite time. Things die, gardens don’t look as good, and the fall color is gone. All
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