Design of the forest - The way Trees and Plants should be planted
Seven-layer system
1. ‘Canopy layer’
consisting of the original mature fruit trees.
Example: Coconut, banyan, palm tree,
arecanut
2. ‘Low-tree layer’ of
smaller nut and fruit trees on dwarfing root stocks.
Example: Banana, Pomegranete, Orange,
Lemon, pappaya
3. ‘Shrub layer’ of
fruit bushes such as currants and berries.
Example: Cashewnut, Custard apple
tree(Sita fruit), Sapota or Chicko fruit
4. ‘Herbaceous layer’
of perennial vegetables and herbs.
Example: All greens like spinach,
lettuce, mint, fenugreek and herbs etc
5. ‘Rhizosphere’ or
‘underground’ dimension of plants grown for their roots and tubers.
Example: Carrot, beetroot, radish,
potato, Sweet potato, Onion, Garlic, Yam Ordinary( Karunai
Kizhangu/senai kizhangu), ginger etc
6. ‘Ground cover
layer’ of edible plants that spread horizontally
Example: Water melon, Muskmelon,
Bottlegourd, snakegourd etc
7. ‘Vertical layer’ of
vines and climbers.
Example: Pepper plants, Green
beans(avarakkai), Bitter gourd etc
A key component of the seven-layer system is the selection of plants. Most of the traditional vegetable crops grown today, such as carrots, are sun loving plants not well selected for the more shady forest garden system.
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