Cully Food Forest #4

This is the fourth of four food forest demonstration sites in Cully, NE Portland. This 1000sq ft design uses principles of the forest garden design. Planting began in March 2024.

This planting’s canopy layer tree guilds include cornelian cherry, medlar, cherry, plum, apple, fig, and loquat.

The shrub layer includes blueberries, jujube, pomegranate, pineapple guava, currants, gooseberries, jostaberry, aronia, yuzu, goji, elderberry, and asparagus.

The groundcover consists of strawberry with sweet potato and squash growing during the summer.

Nitrogen Fixers include perennials autumn olive, seaberry, and lupine with fava, pole and bush beans, peanuts, and snap peas during the summer.

The herbaceous Layer includes comfrey, yarrow, lavender, mugwort, purple mountain spinach, parsley, artichoke, tree collards, sea kale, herbs, medicinals, and a variety of pollinator-supporting flowers.

The root and mycelial layers include garlic, potatoes, onions, ginger, and winecap mushrooms