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canopy layer
apple
malus domestica
the classic guild centre. an apple on semi-dwarf rootstock anchors a ring of accumulators, insectaries, and fixers that feed and protect it.
functions
food croppollinator foragewildlife habitat
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
free-draining, slightly acid
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for apple — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→chivesallium schoenoprasum→yarrowachillea millefolium→white clovertrifolium repens→borageborago officinalis→
see apple on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around apple
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- apple — the anchor
- herbaceous
- comfrey (bocking 14)chivesyarrowborage
- groundcover
- white clover
works inside: guild ring around a fruit tree · stacking in time · orchard meadow
design patterns using this plant