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Johnno: /* Climbers */

2015-10-14T23:19:29Z

Climbers

Johnno: /* Woody shrub layer */

2015-10-14T23:17:11Z

Woody shrub layer

Johnno at 21:43, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T21:43:46Z

Johnno at 21:41, 13 October 2015

2015-10-13T21:41:48Z

Johnno: /* Root species */

2015-10-13T14:05:24Z

Root species

Johnno: /* Ground Cover */

2015-10-13T14:04:20Z

Ground Cover

Johnno: /* Canopy trees */

2015-10-13T14:01:02Z

Canopy trees

Johnno: /* Herbaceous crops */

2015-10-13T13:59:59Z

Herbaceous crops

Johnno: /* Ground crops */

2015-10-13T13:58:47Z

Ground crops

Johnno at 13:42, 13 October 2015

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 Scarlet Runner Beans (''Phaseolus coccineus''). Perennial, 10+ years. Dies off each winter and re-sprouts from root tuber. Fixes nitrogen. Bees: all summer. Crop: runner beans.
-Passionfruit.
+Passionfruit (''Passiflora edulis''). Short-lived, fast growing, requires at least partial sun, relative shelter. Not drought-tolerant.
 Kiwiberry/Hardy Kiwi (''Actinidia arguta''). Very hardy, wind-tolerant, fast growing. Crop: bunches of small 3-4cm smooth-skinned kiwifruit.

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 Chilean Guava (''Ugni molinae''). 1-2m tall, evergreen, small glossy leaves. Crop: small red cranberry-like guava fruits, autumn.
-Redcurrant & Blackcurrant.
+Tree Tomato/Tamarillo (''Solanum betaceum''). More a small tree, 1.5 - 2m. Short-lived, 4-8 years. Hardy, salt tolerant. Crop: fruit, tree tomatoes. Orange variety is sweeter.
 === Climbers ===

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 Grape (''Vitis vinifera''). Wind-tolerant, hardy, deciduous. Muscat grows well in Wellington/Kapiti.
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 Nepalese raspberry, orangeberry (''Rubus spp.''). Slow-growing, thornless, non-invasive bramble species. Crop: small raspberries. Trample-tolerant.
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-Rocoto Chilli (''Capsicum pubescens''). 10-15 years, mildly frost tolerant. Chillies, mid-late autumn, black seeds. Very hot, thick fleshy skins.<ref>DeWitt, D., Bosland, P.W. [https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=90M5Tw0530gC&lpg=PA19&dq=rocoto%20pepper%20cultivars&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q=rocoto%20pepper%20cultivars&f=false The Complete Chile Pepper Book]. 2009, Timber Press.</ref>
+Rocoto Chilli (''Capsicum pubescens''). 10-15 years, mildly frost tolerant. Chillies, mid-late autumn, black seeds. Very hot, thick fleshy skins.<ref>DeWitt, D., Bosland, P.W. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/complete-chile-pepper-book/oclc/310224857 The Complete Chile Pepper Book]. 2009, Timber Press.</ref>
 Cedrón/Lemon Verbena (''Aloysia citrodora''). 15+ years, mildly frost tolerant. Flowering bee plant. Crop: leaves and shoots as tea, dried or fresh.
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 === Herbaceous crops ===
-Rhubarb, culinary herbs, perennial leek, Welsh onion, three-cornered leek, Good King Henry, Kale, perpetual spinach, Turkish rocket, chicory, loveage, mallow, ... most of the things in ch. 15 of the "Creating A Forest Garden" book, that aren't invasive in New Zealand.<ref>Crawford, M. "Creating A Forest Garden". 2010, Green Books.</ref>
+Rhubarb, culinary herbs, perennial leek, Welsh onion, three-cornered leek, Good King Henry, Kale, perpetual spinach, Turkish rocket, chicory, loveage, mallow, ... most of the things in ch. 15 of the "Creating A Forest Garden" book, that aren't invasive in New Zealand.<ref>Crawford, M. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/creating-a-forest-garden/oclc/489636893 Creating A Forest Garden]. 2010, Green Books.</ref>
 === Root species ===

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 Jerusalem artichoke (''Helianthus tuberosus''). Root crop. Tall sunflower relative, 1.5 - 2.5m. Flatulent.
-Comfrey - mineral accumulator. Taproot up to 4m long mines zinc, magnesium, iron etc. from subsoil into leaves; crop & drop mulch. Plant around fruit tree drip line. Choose location carefully; difficult to exterminate.
+Comfrey. Mineral accumulator. Taproot up to 4m long mines zinc, magnesium, iron etc. from subsoil into leaves; crop & drop mulch. Plant around fruit tree drip line. Choose location carefully; difficult to exterminate.
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 Thyme.
-Strawberries. Not trample-tolerant but can provide cover on litter and dampen out other weeds. Will spread by vegetative propagation in autumn, but easily shifted.
+Strawberries. Not trample-tolerant but can provide cover on litter and suppress other weeds. Will spread by vegetative propagation in autumn, but easily shifted.
-Nepalese raspberry. Slow-growing, thornless, non-invasive bramble species. Crop: small raspberries. Moderately trample-tolerant.
+Nepalese raspberry, orangeberry (''Rubus spp.''). Slow-growing, thornless, non-invasive bramble species. Crop: small raspberries. Trample-tolerant.
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	Pittosporum (''Pittosporum spp.''). Wind-tolerant, evergreen, hedge-forming, NZ native.		Pittosporum (''Pittosporum spp.''). Wind-tolerant, evergreen, hedge-forming, NZ native.
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		+	Stone pine (''Pinus pinea''). Slow growing, eventually very tall pine. Crop: pine nuts.

	=== Sub-canopy small trees ===		=== Sub-canopy small trees ===

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	Willow (''Salix spp.''). Fast-growing, wind-tolerant, deciduous. Prefers proximity to waterways. Can be invasive if left unattended; on the other hand canes can be planted in winter and grown into hedges, fences, and archways. Crop: canes, spring.		Willow (''Salix spp.''). Fast-growing, wind-tolerant, deciduous. Prefers proximity to waterways. Can be invasive if left unattended; on the other hand canes can be planted in winter and grown into hedges, fences, and archways. Crop: canes, spring.
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		+	Mulberry (''Morus spp.''). Large, wind-tolerant shelter and shade tree. Crop: mulberries - abundant, blackberry-like fruit.

	Pittosporum (''Pittosporum spp.''). Wind-tolerant, evergreen, hedge-forming, NZ native.		Pittosporum (''Pittosporum spp.''). Wind-tolerant, evergreen, hedge-forming, NZ native.