Edible Landscaping

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Edible Landscaping
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What does edible landscaping mean?
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F O R E S T
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Why Edible Landscapes?

• To enjoy fresh, fully ripened fruits and vegies
• To control pesticides and herbicides used on the
  foods you consume
• To increase the food security of your household
• To save on grocery bills
• To grow unusual varieties not available in stores
• To get outside, interact with the natural world,
  and have fun
• Reduce lawn maintenance costs

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Our goal is to mimic nature
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Our mantra is
Density and Diversity
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Diversity - Horizontal -Vertical
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Density - Min. 40 canopy cover - Max. 75
canopy cover - 0 exposed soil
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Accelerate succession
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A picture is worth a thousand words
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A simple planting - native canopy - dwarf fruit
tree - understory fruiting shrubs - annual
veggies - bulb crops
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A Food Forest
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Aronia, Chokeberry - Highest anti-oxidants -
Native to East Coast - juices and jams - zone 3
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Cornelian Cherry, Cornus mas - fresh eating and
juices/jams - zone 4
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Goumi, Elaeagnus multiflora - Nitrogen fixing
- fresh eating and jams - zone 4
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Medlars, Mespilus germanica - Sweet, spicey
fruit, applesauce - 8-10 ft. - zone 4
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Pawpaw tree, Asimina triloba
- need two to pollinate - 12-15 - native to
Northeast - flavor described as banana
custard - Excellent source of protein - Zone 5
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American Persimmons, Diospyros virginiana
- trees are male and female - sweet, date like
flavor - 25-35 - Zone 5, with care
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Sea Berry, Hippophae rhamnoides
- Important commercial crop in Europe - 7 x the
vit. C of citrus - 6-8 - plants are male and
female - zone 3
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Lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idea - spreads
through underground rhizomes - can produce two
crops/year - part shade OK - zone 2
Great jams!
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Gooseberries(Ribes uva-crispa) and Currants(Ribes
rubrum)
- Fresh, juice, or jams - Part shade - 3-5 -
Zone 3
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Kiwi, Actinidia arguta - vining 10-20 - very
sweet flavor, smaller than fuzzy kiwi - zone 4
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Pine Nuts - Siberian, Korean, Swiss, Pinyon

• Some are zone 2
• Up 300 lbs/acre

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Akebia, Akebia quinata

• Beautiful vine followed by large fruit
• 15-20
• - Zone 4