Cascadia College/UW Bothell

Food Forest Plant List (Latin names followed by common names)

Shrubs

Aronia melancarpa 'Autumn Magic'

Aronia

Camellia sinensis

Tea

Eleagnus multiflora 'Carmine'

Goumi

Eleagnus multiflora 'Sweet scarlet'

Goumi

Ficus carica 'Brown turkey'

Fig

Lycium barbarum

Goji

Mespilus germanica 'Breda giant'

Medlar

Mespilus germanica 'Royal'

Medlar

Ribes hirtellum 'Pixwell'

Gooseberry

Vaccinium angustifolium

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Blue Crop'

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Chippewa'

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'Duke'

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'North Country'

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'North Land'

Blueberry

Vaccinium x 'North Sky'

Blueberry

Sambucus racemosa

Elderberry

Ribes sativum

White and red currant

Ribes nigrum

Black currant

Ribes grossularia

Red gooseberry

Ribes hirtellum

Gooseberry

Ribes x nidigrolaria

Jostaberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Blueberry

Trees

Asimina triloba

Paw paw

Castanea crenata

Chestnut

Castanea sativa 'Sword'

Chestnut

Cornus mas

Cornelian cherry

Corylus avellana 'Dorris'

Hazelnut

Corylus avellana 'Felix' 

Hazelnut

Corylus avellana 'Tonda di Giffoni' 

Hazelnut

Corylus avellana 'Yamhill'

Hazelnut

Crataegus pinnatifida

Chinese hawthorn

Cydonia oblonga 'Ekmek'

Turkish Quince

Diospyros kaki 'Fuyu-jiro'

Japanese persimmon

Diospyros virginiana 'Meader'

American persimmon

Hipprophae rhamnoides (male)

Seaberry

Hipprophae rhamnoides 'Chuskaya'

Seaberry

Juglans ailantifolia cordiformis

Heartnut

Juglans regia 'Chandler'

Walnut

Morus alba

White mulberry

Morus alba x rubra 'Illinois everbearing'

Mulberry

Morus alba x rubra 'Silk hope'

Mulberry

Prunus dulcis 'Bounty'

Almond

Prunus dulcis 'Prima'

Almond

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Kikisui'

Asian pear

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Mirhirasu'

Asian pear

Pyrus pyrifolia 'Shinseiki'

Asian pear

Zizyphus jujuba 'Lang'

Jujube

Zizyphus jujuba 'Li'

Jujube

Xanthoceras sorbifolia

yellowhorn

Herbaceous*

Matricaria chamomile

chamomile

Calendula officinalis

calendula

Helianthus sp.

sunflower

Artemisia absinthium

wormwood

Achillea millefolium

yarrow

Coriandrum sativum

cilantro or coriander

Fragaria vesca

wild strawberry

Borage officinalis

borage

Mentha piperita

mint

Nepeta cataria

catnip

Levisticum officinale

lovage

Melissa officinalis

lemon balm

*These are always evolving and changing but for the most part these will have a presence from year to year

as they will self-seed or are perennials.

 

Pollinator Garden Plant List (Latin names followed by common names)

Achillea 'Paprika'

perennial

Alchemilla mollis 'Auslese'

perennial

Allium cernuum

perennial

Asclepius tuberosum

perennial

Aster cordifolius

perennial

Aster divaricatus

perennial

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta

perennial

Deschampsia cespitosa

grass

Echinacea paradoxa

perennial

Eryngium yuccifolium

perennial

Helenium autumnale

perennial

Monarda fistulosa

perennial

Penstemon digitalis

perennial

Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida

perennial

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'

perennial

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

perennial

Sporabolus heterolepis

grass

Sporabolus wrightii

grass

Veronicastrum virginicum 'Lavender Towers'

perennial

Gaura 'Whirling Butterflies'

perennial