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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Repotting California Juniper #1
It became apparent that this tree needed a new home after surviving the emergency repot. Needles had hardened off, I …
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 …
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 …
Hardwood Cuttings Waking Up
The success rate of these cuttings is over 90%. The Zelkova Serrata also known as Japanese Elm or Sawleaf Zelkova …
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 …
Horticultural Myths – Tree Topping
Myth Trees (especially Fruitless Mulberry trees) benefit from a yearly pruning. This helps bring an abundance of fresh new growth …
Horticultural Myths – Drought Tolerance
Myth Drought tolerant plants need almost no water, so I will plant those to save water or to avoid having …
Horticultural Myths – Wilting Leaves
Myth One of the best indicators of a plant needing water is when the leaves on the plant wilt. This …
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 …
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 …