The Food Forest

This garden was designed to grow food in a way that mimics a woodland environment. It is planted in layers from canopy trees to understory species, shrubs, perennials, vines, groundcover, tuberous roots and annual crops. Following permaculture principles of sustainability and regenerative agriculture, these native species can provide a continuous supply of food to both human visitors and local wildlife.

(1) Carya x - Hican (tree)
(2) Castanea dentata x mollissima - Hybrid Chestnut (tree)
(3) Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak (tree)
(4) Tilia americana - American Basswood (tree)
(5) Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud (tree)
(6) Asimina triloba - Pawpaw (tree)
(7) Rhus glabra - Smooth Sumac (tree)
(8) Amelanchier x ‘Autumn Brilliance’ - Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry (tree)
(9) Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ - Black Lace Elderberry (shrub)
(10) Ribes x ‘Captivator’ - Captivator Gooseberry (shrub)
(11) Rosa carolina - Pasture Rose (shrub)
(12) Lindera benzoin- Spicebush (shrub)
(13) Prunus angustifolia - Chickasaw Plum (shrub)
(14) Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ - Tiger Eye Staghorn Sumac (shrub)
(15) Viburnum trilobum ‘Bailey Compact’ - Compact Cranberrybush Viburnum (shrub)
(16) Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’ - Autumn Magic Black Chokeberry (shrub)
(17) Corylus americana - American Hazelnut (shrub)
(18) Rubus occidentalis - Jewel Black Raspberry (shrub)
(19) Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’ - Color Guard Adam’s Needle Yucca (shrub)
(20) Achillea millefolium ‘Terra Cotta’ - Terra Cotta Yarrow (perennial)
(21) Polemonium reptans ‘Stairway to Heaven’ - Stairway to Heaven Jacob’s Ladder (perennial)
(22) Pycanthemum tenuifolium - Mountain Mint (perennial)
(23) Sporobolus airoides - Alkali Dropseed (perennial)
(24) Polygonatum biflorum - Solomon’s Seal (perennial)
(26) Tradescantia virginiana - Virginia Spiderwort (perennial)
(27) Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower (perennial)
(28) Vitus labrusca ‘Niagara’ - Niagara Grape (vine)
(29) Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’ - Blue Rug Juniper (groundcover)
(30) Opunita humifusa - Eastern Prickly Pear (groundcover)
(31) Aronia melanocarpa ‘Ground Hug’ - Ground Hug Black Chokeberry (groundcover)
(32) Apios americana - American Groundnut (tuber)
(33) Helianthus tuberosus - Sunchoke (tuber)
(34) Asarum canadense - Wild Ginger (tuber)
(36) Vaccinium x Perpetua - Perpetua Blueberry (shrub)