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Key.. A.. B.. C.. D-F.. G.. H.. I-L.. M-O.. P.. R-S.. T-X..

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Botanical name Calluna vulgaris Campanula portenschlagiana Campanula poscharskyana Campsis radicans Carex elata Ceanothus prostratus Ceanothus purpureus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Centaurea montana Cephalotaxus fortunei Chaenomeles speciosa Chaenomeles x superba Chamaemelum nobile

Common name Heather

Habit Sh P P

Evergreen/ Height Hardiness Growth Soil Shade Moisture pH Deciduous (meters) zone rate E 0.60 0.25 E D E E E E 0.25 12.00 1.20 0.05 2.00 4.50 0.45 E D D 6.00 3.00 1.00 4 3 3 4 7 7 8 7 3 7 5 5 LM LM LM SN SN SN DM M M M MWe DM DM DM DM M M M A NB NB M F F

Notes Tea, dye, thatching, basketry, brooms. Edible leaves. Edible leaves. Medicinal. Edible root and seed. Dye, soap substitute. Dye, soap substitute. Dye, soap substitute. Tolerates maritime exposure. Succeeds in poor soils. Edible seed and fruit. Edible fruit. Edible fruit. Tea, condiment, hair shampoo, dye, companion plant, liquid feed and plant tonic, medicinal. Medicinal. A weed in the garden, only use it in wild areas. Edible leaves. Condiment. Edible leaves. Condiment. Tolerates maritime exposure. Medicinal. Medicinal.

Trumpet vine Tufted sedge Squaw carpet Hollyleaf ceanothus

Cl P Sh Sh

LMH SN LMH SN LM LM LM SN SN SN

ANB F ANB M ANB M ANB M ANB M ANB F ANB S ANB M ANB F

Blue brush Sh Mountain cornflower Chinese plum yew Japanese quince Dwarf quince P Sh Sh Sh

LMH N LMH FSN LMH FSN LMH FSN

Chamomile P

0.15

LMH SN

DM

ANB M

Chelidonium majus Chrysosplenium alternifolium Chrysosplenium americanum Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Cistus salviifolius Clematis orientalis Convallaria keiskei

Greater celandine Golden saxifrage Water mat Golden saxifrage Rock rose

P P P P Sh Cl E D

0.50 0.30 0.10 0.15 0.60 2.00 0.30

6 4 3 5 8 6 3

LMH FSN LMH SN LMH SN LMH SN LM N

M MWe MWe MWe DM M DMWe

ANB F ANB M ANB M ANB M ANB M ANB F ANB S

LMH SN LMH FSN

Lily of the valley

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Convallaria majalis Coprosma acerosa Coptis brachypetala Coptis chinensis Coptis deltoidea Coptis japonica Coptis occidentalis Coptis teeta Coptis trifolia Coriaria microphylla Cornus canadensis Cornus suecica

Lily of the valley

P Sh P P P P P P E E E E E E E E D

0.15 0.10 0.22 0.20 0.22 0.15 0.15 0.15 1.20 0.25 0.15

3 8

LMH FSN LM LM SN S

DMWe M M MWe MWe M M M M M M M

ANB S AN A A A A A A A ANB M AN AN M M S M

Essential oil, dye. Medicinal. Edible fruit. Coffee substitute. Dye. Dye. Medicinal. Medicinal. Medicinal. Dye. Medicinal. Medicinal. Dye. Medicinal. Dye, ink, tannin. Edible fruit. Edible fruit. Insecticide. Soil stabilizer. Tolerates maritime exposure and poor soils. Dye. Wind tolerant. Dye. Wind tolerant. Edible fruit. Edible fruit. Edible root. The plant can become invasive. Succeeds on poor soils. Condiment, coffee substitute, fibre, dye, brooms. Medicinal.

LMH SN LMH SN 7 4 LMH SN LMH SN LMH SN 2 8 2 2 LMH S LMH SN LMH SN LM SN

Goldthread P Sh Creeping dogwood Dwarf cornel Crown vetch P P

Coronilla varia Cotoneaster conspicuus Cotoneaster microphyllus Cyathodes colensoi Cyathodes fraseri Cystopteris bulbifera Cytisus scoparius

0.30

LMH N

DM

ANB M

Sh Sh Sh Sh F

E E E E

3.00 1.00 0.45 0.15

6 5 8 8 5

LMH SN LMH SN LMH S LMH FS LMH FS

M M M M M

ANB M ANB S AN AN S S

ANB F

Broom

Sh

2.40

LMH SN

DM

ANB F

Edible Trees and Shrubs Hardy in temperate zones. Checklist of plants suitable for hedging and windbreaks. Checklist of Trees and Shrubs for Shelterbelts.

KEY.
Habit: A = Annual. B = Bamboo. Bi = Biennial. Cl - Climber. F = Fern. Sh = Shrub. T = Tree. P = Perennial. Deciduous/Evergreen: D = Deciduous. E = Evergreen. Hardiness zone: 1 = Succeeds in the Arctic zone. 10 = Does not tolerate frost. Most of Britain is in zone 7, the milder areas are zone 8 (though some zone 9 plants can be there), some upland and northern areas are 6 or lower. Soil: L = Light. M = Medium. H = Heavy. Shade: F = Succeeds in full shade. S = Succeeds in semi-shade. N = Succeeds in full sun (or no shade). Moisture: D = Succeeds in dry soils. M = Succeeds in moist soils (the average soil moisture level). We = Succeeds in wet soils. Wa = Succeeds in water. pH: A = Succeeds in acid soils. N = Succeeds in neutral soils. B = Succeeds in basic (alkaline soils). Growth rate: S = Slow. M = Medium. F = Fast. When using this list it is important to remember that it can only contain a small portion of the information we hold on each plant. You are strongly advised to seek more information on any plant before making use of it in the manner suggested. This is especially important with any of the comments on edibility.

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