Native Fruit Trees: A blessing in decline.

There’s an old Chinese proverb that says, “The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” 

Indigenous plants are well suited to local environmental conditions and require little to no maintenance to keep them healthy.  However, native trees’ natural habitats are being lost and sadly biodiversity is declining as a result.  

When starting your food forest consider starting with fruit trees that are best suited for your area. Native trees are already adapted to the local climate and will bring in pollinators as well as biodiversity to your garden. A major benefit of incorporating native plants is that they can help attract and support beneficial insects and pollinators.  Planting a food forest will provide you with food, habitat and temperature control.  A multi layered food forest or forest garden is a low-maintenance, sustainable, plant-based food production system based on natural forest ecosystems. 

Find out what’s native to your area.