Josef and Deborah's Top 10 Trees/ Shrubs for canopy layer 1. Apples, various 2. Fig. Brown Turkey, Brunswick, White Marseille. 3 -6 m high, 4-5 wide. 3. Siberian Pea (caragana arborescens). Legume, nitrogen fixing. 2-3 m high, 2 m wide 4. Damsons (Farleigh, Merryweather) St Julian rootstock, 3.5 – 4.5 m high and wide. Myrobalan rootstock, 6-7m high and wide. Plums (possibly greengage, Ouillins Golden Gage?) 5. Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas). Varieties: Elegant, Gourmet, Jolico. 6m high, 4-5 m wide. 6. European Elder (sambucus nigra). 4-6m high, 4-5 m wide. 7. Service Tree (Sorbus domestica - cultivar: rosie) 10 m high, 6 m wide. Devon sorb apple (Sorbus devoniensis - cultivar: Devon Belle) 6m high 4m wide. Tibetan Whitebeam (Sorbus thibetica - cultivar: John Mitchell) 10-15 m high and wide 8. Sour cherry. Morello. 3.5m high and wide 9. Italian Alder (Alnus cordata) Nitrogen fixing 10. Quince (Cydonia oblonga) Krymsk, Serbian Gold. 3-5 m high and wide PLUS additional very useful nitrogen fixers: Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus Umbellata) 4-6 highg and wide - Big Red, Brilliant Rose, Hidden Springs, Jewel, Newgate, Red Cascade, Sweet 'n' Tart Wax Mytle - for the wax! ALKALINE TOLERANT 1. Apples - charles ross - crawley beauty 2. Figs, 3-6m high by 2-4 wide - Brown Turkey - Brunswick - White Marseilles ? (Walnut), 20m - 15m 3. Siberian Pea, 2-3m by 2 wide - windbreak, nitrogen fixer, bees 4. Redbuds/ Judas, 5m by 5m - nitrogen, bees, edible flowers 5. Cornelian Cherry, 4-6 high by 3-5 wide - good fruit varieties include Elegant, Gourmet, Jolico 6. Damsons, - St Julien rootstock (tolerant of dry) 3.5-4.5 high and wide - yummy, doing well there. - Myrobalan (vigorous) is alkaline tolerant, 6-7 high and wide - Farleigh Damson (late summer) - particularly good for windbreak - Merryweather Damson (Autumn plums) - windbreak Plums, Oullins Golden Gage Green Gage 7. Europeane Elder, 4-6m high and wide - several cultivals 8. Service Tree, sorbus domestica, cultivar: Rosie, 10 high by 6 wide - fruit like small apples/ pears, cider. Wild Service Tree, sorbus thebetica 10-15m high and wide (service tree sounds better and takes up less space) 9. Sour Cherry, 3.5 high and wide, Prunus cerasus - Morello 10. Quince, cydonia oblonga, 3-5m high and wide - Cultivars: Krymsk, Serbian Gold Nitrogen Fixers (in addition to the two above) Autumn Olive, Eleagnus umbellata, 4-6 highg and wide - Big Red, Brilliant Rose, Hidden Springs, Jewel, Newgate, Red Cascade, Sweet 'n' Tart Italian Alder Wax Mytle? for the wax! Design thoughts: Tractor width Track for cars width Tent pitch size = 5x9m Parking Space = 5x2.5m Central space? Big yurt? Fire pit? Phase planing Mulch -cardboard supplies, wood chips Edge effect - most productive