Northeast USA Species for Pruning in Syntropic/Successional Agriculture - Zone 4/5

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Emergent
Miscanthus x
giganteus Red alder (N²)

Hybrid Poplar - OP 367

Black Locust (N²)

Yellow Birch

Cottonwood

High Fava Grey Alder - (N²) (FS/PSh)

Bean
Empress Tree

Willow - S. Miyabeana

Autumn Olive (N²) (FS/PSh)

Note: Some species here,
Jerusalem Artichoke * though mentioned for their
False Indigo Bush (N²) (FS/PSh) function of cycling nutrients,
are also useful as timber,
Seaberry (N²) firewood, medicine and food
Senna hebecarpa (N²) and may be managed
Middle Oats
accordingly.
(FS/PSh)
Siberian Pea Shrub
(N²)

Lupinis spp. (N²)

(FS/PSh)
Low Baptisia spp. (N²)

White Clover (N²)

Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’ (FS/PSh)

< 1 year 5 years 10 years 20 years 50 years > 100 years

Successional Stages
Sources: Graphic adapted from,Peneireiro (2002) Fundamentos da agrofloresta sucessional. IV CBSAF
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/; https://davesgarden.com/;
http://balkanecologyproject.blogspot.com/2015/03/growing-mulch.html;