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Monday, June 14, 2010

Pear Tree Guild

Included are types of plants chosen for their specific functions and interactions with the floral and fauna community as a whole.
FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
  • Bartlett Pear -central guild species; provides edible fruit, pollen & nectar, shade, wood...
  • Apple & Spearmint -bermuda grass control, edible, insectary (provides food or shelter)...
  • Borage -dynamic accumulator, insectary, tea...
  • Columbine -native, edible, medicinal, insectary...
  • Dandelion -dynamic accumulator (deep tap root), insectary, edible (dandelion wine!)...
  • Daylily -edible (flowers and roots -boiled like potatoes), insectary...
  • Crimson clover -nitrogen fixation (legume), soil cover, insectary, edible flowers...
  • Calendula -garden tonic, medicinal, edible...
  • Scallions -aromatic pest confuser (strong smells confuse pests), edible, insectary...
 I CANNOT WAIT TO EAT THIS BEAUTY!

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