Patrick Desnoyers

About Plant Damping And Preventing It

Seed propagation can reveal itself to be difficult if optimal conditions are not present. One common problem is the damping of the seedling. It is often called as root rot. How do you know if your seedling are affected ? Well it's pretty tricky. Almost 1... Read >

Acquiring and preparing fruit tree seeds for germination

Fruit tree are usually very beautiful in spring and in fall. Spring because they are full of flowers, and fall because they are full of fruits.Many species, such as crabapple, cotoneaster, prunus and cherry, are beauty themselves. Often such specimen can ... Read >

About indoor tree's

By nature of trees they are meant to be outdoor.Maple are cold hardy tree, and they will thrive in ideal condition. Who best then mother nature for creating ideal climate. Maple will grow in cold climate because they need a period of cold to rest and reju... Read >

Why Cotoneaster Makes a Good Bonsai Candidate

One of the popular broadleaf species for bonsai is the cotoneaster. This specie is praised for it's small leaves, fruits and ramification which makes it a mame candidate. These preferred characteristics can also be accentuated by choosing a species of cot... Read >

Substitute For Popular Bonsai Species

Bonsai culture offers the greatest and most beautiful tree species on this planet. Since bonsai originate from asia, most likely from China and Japan, the most popular tree's are originating from this region. Doing bonsai elsewhere in the world can be ... Read >

Why do tree seeds dont always reproduce cultivars characteristics

For a short anwser yes. But, it's like the lottery. Your chance of reproducing the exact characteristic well known are minimal. To be in context, bonsai enthusiast often praise a specific species for it's characteristics that adpat well to bonsai growing ... Read >

What to look for when buying seeds for a wholesaler

When buying seeds from wholesaler, seeds are sold by weight. Seeds are mostly described with the following terms :Common nameSome common names of tree species would be : maple, pine, boxwood.Latin nameLatin name of the previous mentionned would be : acer ... Read >

Physiology Of A Tree

A tree vitality requires a complex process consisting in transformation of natural ressource. In other words, the tree's extract from the soil and the air, the elements they need and with the energy of the sun, it transform and devellop these ressource in... Read >

About what we call bonsai seeds

The question we will answer in this article is: Do bonsai seeds exist? The answer is NO. There is no such thing as bonsai seeds. However, tree seeds exist. Let me explain.You cannot plant a supposed "bonsai seed" and expect to grow a masterpiece bonsai. A... Read >

About keeping tree seeds with proper storage

Tree seeds normally have a shelf life of 1-2 years depending on species. But, it seems that the colder you keep the seeds, the longer they survive.All the National institute of Agroforestry, will conserved seeds after doing the following process. They fir... Read >

Post germination bonsai instructions

Well after providing germination instructions for the seeds, I felt the need to add some information on how to proceed once your seeds have germinated. Now, the following instructions will need adjustments depending on your situation.First, let's assume t... Read >

About bonsai seeds

About Bonsai Seeds The question we will answer in this article is: Do bonsai seeds exist? The answer is NO. There is no such thing as bonsai seeds. However, tree seeds exist. Let me explain. You cannot plant a supposed "bonsai seed" and expect to ... Read >