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  • From: georg parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Recommended forest garden plants
  • Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 20:05:44 +0100

Hi Lawrence,

I am missing (propably amongst other things - but this one is a great cropper and so easily grown, that the lack just jumped on me) Fagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) H.Hara, Syn.: Polygonum cymosum Trevir. - this is a perennial buckwheat, that is traditionally used in the Himalayas for a spinach. It does not set a lot of seeds, so it might be an interesting parent for a future perennial seed buckwheat, but as is it is a great perennial spinach, very mild (without the 'wild food' flavor - as a matter of fact my brother-in-law who owned an italian restaurant carried it off in full trunk loads and served it to unknowing customers as ordinary spinach in italian dishes), and once established it grown about 1.5 meters high and produces so heavily that it can be slashed for mulch when you get tired of the green stuff in summer. Here in eastern Austria it needs a somewhat protected place in the garden (close to a wall for wind protection and a bit sun trapping), but I guess in somewhat milder climates it could run rampant. I originally got the seeds from seedsman J. L. Hudson http://www.jlhudsonseeds.com/

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Georg Parlow
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Am 05.11.2011 um 00:55 schrieb Lawrence F. London, Jr.:


Legumes:
-
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:
-
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:
-
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





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