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Our Latest books on Perennial Plants For Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens in paperback or digital formats.

Food Forest Plants for Hotter Conditions: 250+ Plants For Tropical Food Forests & Permaculture Gardens.
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Food Forest Plants for Hotter Conditions: 250+ Plants For Tropical Food Forests & Permaculture Gardens.

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Plants for Your Food Forest: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests & Permaculture Gardens.
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Rhus ambigua Climber0.0 6-9  LMHSNM002
Rhus aromaticaLemon Sumach, Fragrant sumacShrub1.2 3-9 SLMHNDM422
Rhus chinensisChinese Gall, Chinese sumacTree6.0 7-10  LMHNM232
Rhus copallinaDwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining SumacShrub2.0 4-10 FLMHNDM423
Rhus coriariaElm-Leaved Sumach, Sicilian sumacShrub3.0 8-11 MLMHNDM212
Rhus diversilobaWestern Poison Oak, Pacific poison oakShrub2.5 4-8  LMHNM022
Rhus glabraSmooth SumachShrub3.0 3-9 MLMHNDM433
Rhus integrifoliaLemonade Berry, Lemonade sumacShrub2.0 8-10 MLMHNDM202
Rhus microphyllaDesert Sumach, Littleleaf sumacShrub2.0 8-11  LMHND202
Rhus ovataSugar Bush, Sugar sumacShrub2.0 8-11  LMNDM212
Rhus potaninii Tree12.0 4-8  LMHNM022
Rhus punjabensis Tree12.0 5-9  LMHNM322
Rhus punjabensis sinica Tree12.0 5-9  LMHNM322
Rhus radicansPoison IvyClimber2.5 4-8 FLMHNM012
Rhus sempervirens Shrub3.5 -  LMHNDM212
Rhus succedaneaWax TreeTree9.0 4-9  LMHNM124
Rhus sylvestris Tree10.0 -  LMHNM002
Rhus toxicodendronEastern Poison OakShrub0.6 6-9  LMHNDM022
Rhus trichocarpa Tree6.0 -  LMHNM002
Rhus trilobataSkunk Bush, Basketbush, Squawbush, Three Leaf SumacShrub1.8 4-6 MLMHNDM423
Rhus typhinaStag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn SumacShrub6.0 4-8 FLMHNDM423
Rhus vernixPoison SumachShrub3.0 3-7  LMHNMWe012
Rhus wallichii Tree8.0 -  LMHNM012
Rhus x pulvinata Shrub3.0 0-0  LMHNDM422

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.

 

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