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  • From: "L.Santoyo Designs" <santoyo@earthflow.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] Useful Species List for Cold Climates Re: Bliss, Idaho Design Course April 16-29, 06 Re: Designers for extreme cold?
  • Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:30:15 -0800

Recommended Useful Species List for Cold Climates
By Larry Santoyo, EarthFlow Design Works


Nitrogen-fixing Plants
Alnus sp. -Alder
Caragana arborescens -Siberian Pea Shrub
Ceanothus sp. -Ceanothus
Elaeagnus commutata -Silverberry
Elaeagnus angustifolia -Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata -Cardinal Autum Olive
Trifolium sp. -clover
Gymnocladus diocus -Kentucky Coffee Tree
Vicia sp. -vetch
Shepardia argentea -Silver Buffaloberry
Medicago sativa -alfalfa
Shepardia canadensis -Russet Buffaloberry


Agro-forestry plants
Vaccinium sp. -Ornablue Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbasum -Patriot Blueberry
Rubus sp. -Boyne Raspberry
Rubus sp. -Amity Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis -Munger Black Raspberry
Viburnum trilobum -American Cranberry
Viburnum dentatum -Arrowwood
Viburnum lentago -Nannyberry
Corylus sp. -Hazelbert
Corylus sp. -Bill's Hybrid Trazel
Corylus sp. -Gellatly Filazel
Corylus sp. -Peace River Cross
Sambucus canadensis -Adams #1 Elderberry
Humulus sp -Tettnang Hops
Vaccinium angustifolium -Lowbush Huckleberry
Vaccinium corymbosum x augustifolium -Northland Blueberry

Wildlife / Shelter Belt plants
Prunus americana -American Plum
Caragana arborescens -Caragana
Elaeagnus umbellata -Cardinal Autumn Olive
Fraxinus pennsylvanica -Green Ash
Gymnocladus dioicus -Kentucky Coffee Tree
Celtis occidentalis L. -Northern Hackberry
Rosa rugosa -Rugosa Rose
Elaeagnus angustifolia -Russian Olive
Elaeagnus cummutata -Silverberry
Shepardia argentea -Silver Buffaloberry
Lonicera tatarica -Tatarian Honeysuckle
Cotoneaster acutifolia -Peking Cotoneaster
Cornus mas. -Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Cornus 'Sericea' -Red Osier Dogwood
Morus alba -White Mulberry
Diospyros virginiana -American Persimmon
Crataegus sp -Hawthorn
Prunus Besseyi -Hansen Bush Cherry
Amelanchier sp. -Pembina Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia -Smoky Saskatoon
Amelanchier sp. -Northline Saskatoon
Prunus tomentosa -Nanking Cherry
Vaccinium angustifolium -Lowbush Huckleberry
Vaccinium sp. -Ornablue Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbasum -Patriot Blueberry
Rubus sp. -Amity Raspberry
Rubus sp. -Boyne Raspberry
Viburnum trilobum -American Cranberry
Rubus occidentalis -Munger Black Raspberry
Viburnum dentatum -Arrowwood
Viburnum lentago -Nannyberry
Viburnum sp -Blue Ray
Corylus sp. -Hazelbert
Corylus sp. -Bill's Hybrid Trazel
Corylus sp. -Gellatly Filazel
Corylus sp. -Peace River Cross
Sambucus canadensis -Adams #1 Elderberry
Humulus sp -Tettnang Hops
Vaccinium corymbosum x augustifolium -Northland Blueberry
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' -Yellow Twig Dogwood
Prunus armeniaca 'Mandshurica' -Manchurian Apricot
Berberis thunbergi atropurpurea -Barberry, Red Japanese
Diospyros virginiana -Early Golden Persimmon

Windbreak / Screenning Plants
Populus sp. -Balm of Giliad
Populus sp. -C.I. 308
Populus sp. -Lombardy
Populus sp. -Red Caudina #101
Populus sp. -U of I Hybrid
Lonicera tatarica -Tatarian Honeysuckle
Acer ginala "Flame" - Flame Amer Maple
Caragana arborescens -Caragana
Elaeagnus umbellata -Cardinal Autumn Olive
Fraxinus pennsylvanica -Green Ash
Gymnocladus dioicus -Kentucky Coffee Treee
Cotoneaster acutifolia -Peking Cotoneaster
Cornus mas. -Cornelian Cherry Dogwood
Cornus 'Sericea' -Red Osier Dogwood
Salix alba 'Belders' -Dutch Timber Willow
Salix alba "tristis' -Weeping Golden Willow
Salix alba 'Vitellina' -Gold Willow
Corylus sp. -Hazelbert
Corylus sp. -Bill's Hybrid Trazel
Corylus sp. -Gellatly Filazel
Corylus sp. -Peace River Cross
Sambucus canadensis -Adams Elderberry
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' -Yellow Twig Dogwood

Select Hardwood Timber Trees
Juglans cinerea -Butternut
Juglans sp. -Hansen Walnut
Juglans nigra -Black Walnut
Juglans sp. -Sommers Walnut
Carya illinoisensis -Northern Pecan
Carya ovata -Shagbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa -Shell bark Hickory
Quercus macrocarpa -Bur Oak
Quercus kelloggii -California Black Oak
Quercus rubra 'Borealis' -Red Oak
Quercus sp. -Sweet Idaho Bur Oak
Quercus alba -White Oak
Acer saccarum -Sugar Maple
Prunus serotina -Black Cherry
Castanea dentata -American Chestnut
Castanea mollisima X dentata -Douglas Hybrid Chestnut

Water and Wetland Plants
Azolla sp -Azolla fern
Typha sp -Cattail
Sambucus sp. -Elderberry
Rorippa amphibia sp -Watercress
Mentha sp -Mint
Zizania sp -Wild rice
Salix sp -Willows
Vaccinium sp -Cranberry
Vaccinium sp -Blueberry
Phragmites sp -Reed
Juncus effusos sp -Rush
Humulus Lupus -Hops

Beneficial Insectary Plants

Umbelliferous Plants-
Celery
Angelica
Sweet cicely
Parsnip
Fennel
Parsley
Cumin
Anise
Dill
Chervil
Caraway
Coriander
Lovage
Carrot
Queen Anne's lace

Rosacea-
Apple
Plum
Raspberries
Saskatoon
Pear
Chokecherry

Pest Control Plants-
Marigold -nematodes
Tobacco -insecticide
Pyrethrum daisy -insecticide
Rhubarb -insecticide


Hey Larry,

We'd love to have that list of plants on hand here. Do you have a link
for it?
Thanks much,

Heather Gaudet
Admissions Counselor/ Programs Director
505-424-9797 ext 15
www.ecoversity.org


EcoVersity - Training Sustainability Practitioners


-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of L.Santoyo
Designs
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:41 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: [permaculture] Bliss, Idaho Design Course April 16-29, 06 Re:
Designers for extreme cold?

Vint et al,

We have a Permaculture Design Course scheduled for April 16 -29, 2006
in Bliss, Idaho...(yes, Bliss!) and we will, of course, be featuring
strategies, techniques and technologies for cold climates.
details coming soon -www.IdahoPermaculture.com.

For a decade of my life I homesteaded in "rustic elegance" in the
forests of the inland NorthWest. These days I am very much into the
greening movement in manufactured homes and the clean-lines of a more
modern design aesthetic -and I'm happy to say, I'm once again living
and enjoying the weather of California's beautiful Central Coast.

When I lived in the Great Northwest... I worked on the production
crew, for Tony Galen, Julian Russell and Bill Mollison, on the cold
climate segment of "The Global Gardener" video and have maintained
clients and projects there ever since... including the extreme
conditions of the Flathead Reservation.

Anyway...
I'd be happy to give you a list of plants, suitable for (most of) the
extremes of the inland Northwest that I compiled while working at
Bear Creak Nursery (back in the day) and am now using for a project
in Whitefish, Montana.
see -http://www.gaynorsinthewoods.com/OurStory.html

I'm not sure if he does any design work -but for plant info -Michael
Pilarski is a legend in the Northwest and is truly a "walking
encyclopedia" of botanical and ethnobotanical info...
see - http://www.friendsofthetrees.net/

Don't forget Jerome Ostentowski's infamous green house designs.
see - http://www.crmpi.org/

Most any super-insulated house should work well there... I just
finished a design for a single story load-bearing straw bale house
with radiant-floor-heat hooked into the water heater. I recommend;
Building One House: A Handbook For Straw Bale Construction by
Nathaniel Corum, Red Feather Development Co.
see - http://redfeather.org/boh.html.

There is also a home builder in Livinston Montana that insulated a
grain silo to use as living space.
see - http://organicstyle.com/feature/0,8028,s1-37-0-0-1290,00.html

Good luck,


Larry

Larry Santoyo, Director
EarthFlow Design Works
805.459.0452
http://www.earthflow.com/consulting.html


Information shared to the whole list might also be appreciated. I may
not live
in a zone known for extreme cold as in Montana, but in my exceptionally
cold
pocket of New York's Finger Lakes, I rarely get more than 12 frost-free
weeks.

Cold-hardy agroforestry, greenhouses (look up Elliot Coleman,) and
well-designed homes seem to be key.

Who else is growing/living in zone 4 or colder?
-Michael Burns

I have received an inquiry for both permaculture and building design
for
Northern Montana. Low temps are twenty to thirty degrees sub-zero
Fahrenheit.
Does anyone have any recommendations of practitioners in this area or
equivalent and neighboring zones?
Anyone who should be avoided?
You can contact me off list if you wish.
Vint Lawrence



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