Chaya: Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius My Chaya (aka tree spinach) trees are frequently in bloom, showing off several clumps of small white flowers that are always buzzing with
our zone 9b plants
Cowpeas: edible, nitrogen fixers and chop & drop
Cowpeas are amazing plants to have in a food forest garden. These easy to grow, hot-weather plants will shade out the weeds, fix nitrogen for
Candlestick Cassia: pollinator and nitrogen fixer
Candlestick cassia is a popular permaculture plant in our zone 9 food forest. They are great, fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing chop-and-drop plants that are buzzing with pollinators
false roselle: edible cranberry hibiscus
False Roselle – Growing Cranberry Hibiscus for tea and salads The Cranberry Hibiscus aka False Roselle is another one of my favorite plants in the
Gandules trees: edible beans on a tree
Gandules are a huge part of the success of our zone 9b food forest. We grow these fast-growing, beneficial trees ALL OVER the property. We