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Suburban Backyard

A typical backyard food forest plot

Allen Centennial Garden, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Zone 5

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Homestead Plot

Quarter-acre homestead-scale planting

Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Zone 6

Public Lands Edge

Woodland edge on public parkland

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Zone 6

Allen Centennial Garden, University of Wisconsin–Madison

23,373 sq ft

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Thuja plicata

Thuja plicata is a large to very large tree, ranging up to 65 to 70 m (213 to 230 ft) tall and 3 to 7 m (9.8 to 23.0 ...

Layer: Tall trees

Zone: 5-8

Width: 8.0

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Inner bark

Edible uses: Gum

Light: Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water: Moist, Wet

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

fiber lumber dye antifungal gum +12 more

Native To: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia , +5 more

Populus trichocarpa

Layer: Tall trees

Zone: 4-8

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Flowers, Inner bark, Sap

Light: Full sun

Water: Moist

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

lumber dye adhesive fragrance fire_starter +10 more

Native To: Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia , +9 more

Black locust

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a fast-growing tree that is native to the eastern United States. It is a membe...

Layer: Trees

Zone: 4-9

Width: 3.0

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Flowers, Seed, Seedpod

Edible uses: Oil, Condiment, Drink

Light: Full sun

Water: Dry, Moist

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

nitrogen_fixer oil fiber lumber dye +6 more

Native To: Alabama, Georgia, Illinois , +5 more

Warnings: Weed potential

Yarrow

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a perennial plant that is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in...

Layer: Herbs

Zone: 4-8

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Leaves

Edible uses: Condiment, Tea

Light: Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water: Dry, Moist

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

ground_cover dye compost essential_oil dynamic_accumulator +5 more

Native To: Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska , +137 more

Warnings: Weed potential

Urtica dioica

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a perennial plant that is native to many parts of Europe, Asia, and North America....

Layer: Herbs

Zone: 3-10

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Leaves, Shoots

Edible uses: Oil, Colouring, Curdling agent, Drink

Light: Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water: Moist

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

oil fiber biomass dye compost +4 more

Native To: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria , +82 more

Warnings: Weed potential

Common bean

This entry describes all varieties of the common bean. This includes vining and bush/darf variaties and can have diff...

Layer: Vines

Zone: 2-11

Spacing: 16cm

Width: 0.4

Edible: Yes

Edible parts: Leaves, Seed, Seedpod

Edible uses: Coffee, Condiment

Light: Full sun

Water: Moist

Soil pH: 6.0–6.8

Soil: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay

Utilities:

nitrogen_fixer biomass dye antifungal

Native To: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras , +8 more

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Betula alnoides

Tall trees lumber dynamic_accumulator textiles

Zone 7-10

Edible parts: Inner bark

Edible parts: Inner bark, Sap

Yellow Marsh Cress

Edible parts: Leaves

River Birch

Tall trees lumber erosion_control crafting

Zone 3-9

Edible parts: Sap

Edible parts: Shoots

Asarum dilatatum

Clumping Bamboo

Trees

Zone 10-12

Edible parts: Shoots

Awi Tela

Trees lumber biomass hedgerow erosion_control +1 more

Zone 10-12

Edible parts: Shoots, Stem

Indian Physic

Zone 4-9

Wild Spaniard

gum

Zone 6-9

Edible parts: Leaves, Root, Shoots

Prairie acacia Timbre Fernleaf Acacia

Trees biomass tannin soil_reclamation pioneer +1 more

Zone 7-10

Edible parts: Inner bark, Seedpod

Mulga Acacia

Tall trees nitrogen_fixer lumber dye gum +2 more

Zone 8-11

Edible parts: Flowers, Seed

Crocus kotschyanus

Roots

Zone 4-8

Edible parts: Root

Toothache plant

oil pest_control cosmetic containers +1 more

Zone 9-11

Edible parts: Leaves

African Lily

Herbs

Zone 9-10

Edible parts: Bulb

Monkey Fruit

Trees nitrogen_fixer lumber fire_starter hedgerow +5 more

Zone 10-12

Anise Hyssop

fragrance

Zone 4-10

Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves

Edible parts: Leaves, Root, Sap, Seed, Stem

Blue Agave

Zone 10-12

Edible parts: Sap

Callicarpa mollis

Shrubs

Zone 7-10

Edible parts: Fruit

Prairie Trout Lily

Herbs

Zone 4-8

Edible parts: Root

Black Wattle

Shrubs lumber hedgerow

Zone 8-11

Calligonum aphyllum

Shrubs gum

Zone 4-8

Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves, Shoots

Cacalia delphiniifolia

Edible parts: Leaves

Dillen prickly pear

animal_feed fencing

Zone 10-12

Edible parts: Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Stem

Golden Groundsel - Life Root

Zone 3-7

Lilium distichum

Herbs

Zone 4-8

Edible parts: Leaves, Root

Artichoke

dye

Zone 5-9

Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves, Root, Stem

Bougainvillea

Swiss Chard

companion

Zone 4-8

Edible parts: Leaves, Stem

Edible parts: Flowers, Fruit, Inner bark, Leaves, Seed, Shoots

Brazil Nut

Tall trees oil fiber lumber fire_starter +4 more

Zone 10-12

Edible parts: Seed

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