permaculture

[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

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> Subject:
> Re: [permaculture] Wind barrier
> From:
> neshura <neshura@gmail.com>
> Date:
> Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:16:21 -0500
> To:
> permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, vonzu@frisurf.no
>
> To:
> permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>, vonzu@frisurf.no
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>
> Russian olive, the classic perma-tree?
>
> I don't grow it myself, but I've seen numerous citations for it being
> cold-hardy, a good windbreak, drought-hardy, and fast-growing. Since
> it is shrubby and nitrogen-fixing, probably very shrubby in a
> high-wind environment, it could be used to shelter seedlings for a
> slower-growing but taller trees.
>
> On 3/21/06, Vonzu <vonzu@frisurf.no> wrote:
>  
Be careful with Russian Olive!  It is very aggressive in riparian 
environments and is spread by birds all over the countryside.  If you 
are in an area that is succeptable to such rampancy then perhaps  Sea 
Buchthorn  (Hippophae
Rhamnoides) would be more suitable.  It has the same characteristics 
(not as tall) and has the additional advantage of providing one of the 
highest anti oxidant fruits known.  A great canning, juicing fruit, and 
the seed oil and pulp are highly medicinal.

Scott