permaculture

[Toby Hemenway <toby@patternliteracy.com>]

I've used various species of Calliandra in Hawai'i. C. calothyrsus is one of 
the most common. It's a shrub, can be coppiced back. Not sure how subtropical 
it will go, is used a lot in Central America. Good for alleys between citrus. 
And it's pretty.

Toby
http://patternliteracy.com


On Oct 18, 2012, at 5:05 AM, Cory Brennan wrote:

>  Just found this resource for nitro fixing fodder legumes, wonderful! 
> http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Publicat/Gutt-shel/x5556e00.htm#Contents
> 
> Would love to hear back from people on experience with legumes in any 
> climate similar to Florida - sugar sand soils, sometimes extreme wet/dry, 
> temperatures hot, humid in summer, often freezing in winter (down to 15 
> degrees or below in many areas). I am looking to plant many fast growing 
> multi use legume trees and want to make sure I am picking the best 
> varieties. Leucaena, gliricidia, sesbania, are considered "invasive" in 
> Florida. I am trying to find info on less invasive cultivars (though I 
> agree with Toby Hemenway's assessments on "opportunists" I hesitate to be 
> the one to personally bring thousands of opportunist trees into this 
> relatively delicate ecosystem). Leucaena lan (I believe this is lanceolata) 
> is considered not invasive but I have not found any of this cultivar. 
> 
> The native sweet acacia has gnarly thorns but is beautiful and works well 
> where thorns are not a problem. 
> 
> What experience do people have with the non nodulating nitro fixers like 
> cassia, etc, as far as actually putting nitrogen into the soils? I have not 
> used them enough to really know how they do. 
> 
> On a different note, I'm still trying to determine the nitro fixing 
> capabilities of gleditsia triacanthos in temperate climates. 
>  
> Koreen Brennan
> 
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