Edible Perennials



Canyon Nursery Fall 2014

 Please follow the link below to the plant order form for plant orders
!!Pre-Order Plants!! to ensure your plants

Bay Area residents, FFFW Plants are available at the BioFuel Oasis at Ashby ave & Sacramento in Berkeley: 1441 Ashby ave Berkeley, CA 94702*

The Nursery has the following Perennial vegetables available for shipping or local delivery/pickup  Please email to arrange local pickups, Our small nursery is to the public by appointment only, and you are more than welcome to contact us for volunteer opportunities or scheduled tours.

 Available Spring 2014. Bulk orders and shipping receive a discount. Please send your requests or questions:
foodforestfarm.west(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Tree collards-- Brassica oleracea acephala
  • Thornless raspberry
  • Golden Berry/Poha Berry/Ground Cherry-- Physalis peruviana 
  • Bannana trees (not available until late spring/early fall) 

Misa Luki- cold hardy dwarf tree, the bananas are short, fat and tasty! (see photo below)

Ice Cream Banana- dwarf with sweet plantain size bananas. Cold Hardy (avail 2016)



  • Spineless Nopale cactus-- Opuntia spp.                  BELOW:                      
Chayote (spineless)-- Sechium edule                            
Yacon- super prolific, MadreSelva, Peru

  Chayote in Apple tree
               

  •  Moringa Oleifera-- aka drumstick tree or malunggay
  • Yacon-- smallianthus sanchifolia  Quillabamba, Peru
  • Oca--oxalis tuberosa (two varieties available)
  • Edible Hibiscus-- Abelmoschus manihot   (dieback perennial in some climates) (not avail)
  • Cranberry Hibiscus-- Hibiscus acetosella (dieback perennial in some climates) (not avai until 2016)
  • Stevia--Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
  • Chia (Tarahumara)-- Salvia tiliafolia
  • Tree Tomato- Cyphomandra betacea (Avail Late summer)
  • Horseradish- Cochleria armoracia
  • Comfrey
  • Scarlet Runner bean-Phaseolus coccineus
  • Mashua- Tropaeolum tuberosum
  • Aji Pepper (bush)
  • Rocoto Pepper (slow growing vine, shade tolerant)
  • Manzano Pepper
Pot and plant sizes will vary, our plant care focuses on the plant, not the pot size, and remember that once you plant these perennials, they will live for many years, so give them plenty of room to grow!



The following will be available soon (check back soon for updates...)
  • Winged Bean-- Psophocarpus tetragonobulus aka Goa Bean/shikaku mame
  • Poha/Golden Berry - Physalis peruviana
  • 'Stingless' Chaya-- Cnidoscolus chayamansa
  • Katuk--Sauropus androgynous
  • Taro
  • Babaco Papaya (self-fertile)
  • Perennial Peanut
  • Australian Cherry
  • Gomi Berry
  • Paw Paw (CA sales only)
  • Curry plant


'Stingless' Chaya-- Cnidoscolus chayamansa






Cranberry Hibiscus-- Hibiscus acetosella



Edible Hibiscus-- Abelmoschus manihot






Winged Bean - Psophocarpus tetragonobolus

Spineless Nopale cactus-- Opuntia spp.



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