permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

Legumes:
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alfalfa
subterranean clover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifolium_subterraneum

sweet tall white and yellow clover
Melilotus albus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melilotus_albus

Herbs:
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rosemary
lavender
fennel
thyme
oregano
marjoram
sage
bay
lavender

Carpathian or English walnut
long lived, drought tolerant

Almond

Cornelian cherry
drought tolerant
low maintenance
interplant with nitrogen fixing plants for reliable yield

Siberian pea shrub
N fixer
drought tolerant
better than black locust.

Black locust

Cherry
graft onto prunus mahaleb
drought tolerant

Sour cherry

quince
drought tolerant
good fruit producer

Plum

Wild plum

raspberry
blackberry
blueberry
strawberry

pomegranite

artichoke

Autumn olive
N-fixing tree

Fig

Citrus:
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kafir lime
key lime
ponderosa lemon
meyer lemon
calamondin (dwarf orange/cumquat-like, sweet skin, sour pulp - excellent 
year round, harvest indoors in winter for good vitamin C source)

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ceonanthus

euphorbia

carob

avocado

For no or minimal irrigation (copied from permies.com post):
"
Emergent palm layer:
-Parajubaea torralyi var. torralyi
-Jubaea chilensis
Canopy:
-Albizzia julibrissin (will give full sun to understory during wet 
winter, and protect from dry heat and direct sun in summer)
Understory:
-Butia capitata (or similar species)
-Aloe vera
Bright patches:
Cereus peruvianus (repandus)
"

Also copied from a post at permies.com:
"
Fruits: Figs, pomegranite, plums, pears, apples, almonds, oranges, blood 
oranges, lemons, mandarins, vines, cherries, sour cherries, quince, 
mulberry, Olives

Nuts: Pine trees, walnuts, pistachios, carobs, Hazelnuts

Cypress, Pines, Hawthorn, Bay, Oak, Acacias, Eucalyptus.
"

Pine for pine nut harvest (some western US varieties produce huge nuts)

Pecan

Persimmon

Copied from another permies.com post:
"
pecans also do well.  Avocado is possible if sheltered from harsh winds 
and extreme sun.  Dates could be worth exploring if you have space. 
Bananas if you have wastewater to dispose of.

Burclover has naturalised here, it is an easy to spread N fixing 
groundcover.  Borage is a good plant to temporarily fill spaces and 
improve soils.

Berries are quite possible if you pay attention to chilling hours.  Here 
we get about 700-800 so raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, 
boysenberries will all grow (with a bit of water).  Gooseberries and 
currants don't get enough chill to fruit.

Freeconomist: Try this reference.  It gives an idea of some of the 
different plants and techniques required to move the temperate food 
forest concepts into a more Mediterranean type climate.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/2029243/West-Coast-Food-Forestry
"

And copied from yet another permies.com post:
"
Opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) here in Spain, we eat the fruits. 
but also young pad segments are edible (nopales) like they do  in 
central and south America. plant also make strong fences, and old parts 
dried can be used as fire fuel.
Robinia pseudacacia (black locust) is not native here but grows very 
well, fix nitrogen, atract bees rapid growth and good wood for fuel
Crataegus azarolus (azarole, mediterranean medlar)  grafted on his wild 
parent Crataegus monogyna.
Zizyphus sativa from the buckthorn family, here we call it "Azofaifo"
(in Spain)
olive LOAIME variety is suitable to salt dry the olives, and they wil 
last  for very long (years)
need to rehydrate the olives several hours in water to eat them raw or 
ad them to salads  here is made a salad with this olives onions, garlic 
and orange bits.
"

Permies.com thread:
        
Mediterranean Climate Forest Garden
http://www.permies.com/permaculture-forums/6585_0/permaculture/mediterranean-climate-forest-garden