To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Edible woodies for landscaping
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:51:32 -0500
Hello,
I am new to this group, but interested in edible woody plants that
might be appropriate for community and residential settings in Vermont
(Zone 4, marginal 5 with global warming). I am an Assistant Professor
at the University of Vermont with a focus on Ecological Landscape
Design and the analysis of Multifunctional Landscapes. I plan to
establish a trial at the Vermont Horticulture Research Center
(http://www.uvm.edu/pss/dept/hort_farm/) this summer to evaluate and
demonstrate shrub and small tree species that could be incorporated
into local landscapes. I'm selecting species based on the following
critieria:
1. Produce edible fruits or nuts for consumption by humans
2. Low maintenance so they will not be rejected by landscape managers
3. Height <25' so they can be harvested easily
4. Some ornamental value - showy flowers, bark, interesting structure
or texture, or good fall color
Several specific questions include the following:
1. What is the most cold hardy selection of Asimina triloba?
2. Do Corylus avellana 'Contorta' or 'Pendula' produce nuts?
3. Does Amelanchier x grandiflora come in a small version?
4. Who else is involved in related research?
Any advise on species or specific cultivars would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Sarah
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Sarah Taylor Lovell, MLA, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
Ph. 802-656-0466 Email: Sarah.Lovell@uvm.edu
[NAFEX] Edible woodies for landscaping,
Sarah T. Lovell, 02/18/2008