The North American Hackberry is an overlooked tree - and that's a shame! It's beautiful - graceful and statuesque - like the mighty elm. It's native to the United States and can tolerate most of our climates and soil types. Here in Minnesota, our Hackberry trees are thriving in almost pure sand in zone 4a. … Continue reading Eating Hackberries
Something amazing happened this summer. It was, at first, utterly devastating - but in the end was so unbelievable. The summer of 2017 was extremely hot and dry. I don't remember any rain in June or July - and at our farm, the sandy soil was as hot as an asphalt driveway. None of our … Continue reading Resurrection – A tree comes back from the Dead
