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Now available: Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions 350+ Perennial Plants For Mediterranean and Drier Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. [Paperback and eBook]

This is the third in Plants For A Future's series of plant guides for food forests tailored to specific climate zones. Following volumes on temperate and tropical ecosystems, this book focuses on species suited to Mediterranean conditions—regions with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, often facing the added challenge of climate change.

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Mediterranean Food Forest Book
Index of Common Names: Z
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Abelia trifloraIndian AbeliaShrub3.5 5-9 MLMSNDM001
Anemarrhena asphodeloidesZhi MuPerennial0.5 -  LMHSM031
Bromus ramosusHairy BromePerennial1.5 4-8  LMHSNDM01 
Delphinium semibarbatumZalilPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNM01 
Diospyros conzattiiZapote negro mont's, zapotillo.Tree10.0 10-12 SLMHNDM402
Ephedra intermediaZhong Ma HuangShrub1.0 5-9  LMNDM14 
Fritillaria thunbergiiZhe Bei MuBulb0.6 7-10  LMSNM23 
Lardizabala biternataZabala FruitClimber3.5 8-11  LMSM302
Microberlinia bisulcataZinganaTree35.0 10-12 FLMNM004
Microberlinia brazzavillensisZinganaTree35.0 10-12 FLMHNM004
Microcycas calocomaPalma corchoPerennial10.0 10-12 SLMHFSNM003
Osmunda japonicaZenmaiFern1.0 5-9  LMHSNMWe20 
Phyllostachys flexuosaZig-Zag Bamboo, Drooping timber bambooBamboo6.0 5-9  LMHSM302
Solidago flexicaulisZigzag goldenrodPerennial0.6 3-9 MLMHFSNDM003
Zamia sppZamia cycads. Pine cone cycadPerennial1.0 10-12 SLMHFSNDMWe204
Zanthoxylum alatumWinged Prickly AshShrub4.0 5-9  LMHSNM323
Zanthoxylum clava-herculisHercules Club. Prickly Ash - Southern, Hercules' club, Southern Prickly AshShrub3.0 7-11 MLMHSNM232
Zanthoxylum planispinumWinged Prickly AshShrub3.5 5-9  LMHSNM32 
Zanthoxylum simulansSzechuan Pepper, Chinese-pepper, Prickly AshShrub4.0 5-8 MLMHFSNM320
Zelkova serrataJapanese Zelkova, Saw Leaf ZelkovaTree25.0 5-8 FLMHSNM103
Zieria smithiiSandfly BushShrub1.8 -  LMNM013
Zizania latifoliaManchurian Wild RicePerennial3.5 0-0  LMHSNWa412
Ziziphus jujubaJujubeTree10.0 5-10 FLMHNDM433
Zoysia japonicaKorean Lawn GrassPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHNM100

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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