the living archive

every plant is a set of relationships.

119 living profiles — filter by layer or function, or search the whole shelf. it updates as you go.

20 of 119 profiles

the productive middle storey — berries, forage

shrub

hazel

corylus avellana

food cropbiomass+1
part shade · moderate3 links
shrub

elder

sambucus nigra

wildlife habitatfood crop+2
part shade · moist3 links
shrub

sea buckthorn

hippophae rhamnoides

nitrogen fixerwindbreak+2
full sun · dry2 links
shrub

blackcurrant

ribes nigrum

food croppollinator forage
part shade · moist3 links
shrub

siberian pea shrub

caragana arborescens

nitrogen fixerwindbreak+2
full sun · dry3 links
shrub

autumn olive

elaeagnus umbellata

nitrogen fixerwildlife habitat+2
full sun · moderate3 links
shrub

raspberry

rubus idaeus

food croppollinator forage+1
part shade · moist3 links
shrub

gooseberry

ribes uva-crispa

food cropwildlife habitat
part shade · moderate3 links
shrub

redcurrant

ribes rubrum

food cropwildlife habitat
part shade · moderate3 links
shrub

dog rose

rosa canina

wildlife habitatmedicinal+2
full sun · moderate3 links
shrub

fig

ficus carica

food crop
full sun · dry2 links
shrub

juneberry

amelanchier alnifolia

food croppollinator forage+1
part shade · moderate2 links
shrub

cornelian cherry

cornus mas

food cropwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate3 links
shrub

kousa dogwood

cornus kousa

food cropwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate4 links
shrub

russian olive

elaeagnus angustifolia

nitrogen fixerwindbreak+1
full sun · dry4 links
shrub

ebbinge's silverberry

elaeagnus ×ebbingei

nitrogen fixerwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate4 links
shrub

guelder rose

viburnum opulus

wildlife habitatpollinator forage+1
part shade · moist4 links
shrub

rugosa rose

rosa rugosa

food cropwildlife habitat+1
full sun · moderate4 links
shrub

barberry

berberis ×stenophylla

food cropwildlife habitat+1
full sun · dry3 links
shrub

oregon grape

mahonia aquifolium

food cropwildlife habitat+1
shade tolerant · moderate4 links

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