Lyis Food Forestry
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Welcome to Lyis Forestry! We specialize in high-quality potted edible and useful perennial, tree, and shrub seedlings. Explore our site to learn more about our products and services.
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Here can see the species and tools we have on offer: Agapostemon virescens, Althaea officinalis, Ancistrocerus antilope, Apios americana, Asimina triloba, Bouquet, Calendula officinalis, Carya illinoinensis, Castanea mollissima, Chlorophytum comosum, Coccinella, Containers, Corylus americana, Corylus americana var. rubra, Cucurbita pepo var. pepo, Design, Desmanthus illinoensis, Diospyros virginiana, Echinacea purpurea, Energy, Fertilizer, Fruit, Gleditsia triacanthos, Helianthus tuberosum, Hesperis matronalis, Hoverfly, Inga edulis, Irrigation Machinery, Juglans ailantifolia, Lactuca Sativa, Land, Lobularia maritima, Long Legged Flies, Lycium chinense, Machinery, Maclura pomifera, Malus domestica, Market, Morus alba x rubra, Oenothera fruticosa, Passiflora molissima, Pest, Phaseolus coccineus, Pinus koraiensis, Prunus, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus salicina, Prunus tenella, Quercus alba, Salix viminalis, Salvia officinalis, Satureja hortensis, Solanum curtilobum, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum retroflexum, Solanum tuberosum, Thymus serpyllum, Worms, Zea mays,
Althaea officinalis
Common Name: Marsh Mallow, Common marshmallow
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Leaves Oil RootEdible Uses: Egg Oil TeaLeaves - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Adhesive Fibre Oil TeethThe dried root is used as a toothbrush or is chewed by teething children.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 7
Height: 1.2 m
Width: 0.8 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to September
Fruiting Time: August to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Ancistrocerus antilope
Common Name: Antelope Potter Wasp
Uses:
- Other Uses: Eats caterpillars and beetles, doesn't sting.
Apios americana
Common Name: Ground Nut
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Root Seed SeedpodEdible Uses: Tuber - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Companion LatexThere is one report that the plant contains a latex which could be used in the production of rubber.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 7
Height: 1.2 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 8.4
Flowering Time: June to September
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Asimina triloba
Common Name: Papaw
Uses:
- Edible Parts: FruitEdible Uses: Edible fruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Dye Fibre Insecticide Parasiticide WoodA fibre from the inner bark is used for making strong rope and string.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 8
Height: 4.5 m
Width: 4 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: May to June
Soil Types: loam
Calendula officinalis
Common Name: calendula, Pot Marigold
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Flowers LeavesEdible Uses: Colouring TeaLeaves - raw
- Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Rock garden
- Other Uses: Compost Cosmetic Dye Essential Repellent Weather forecastingThe growing plant acts as an insect deterrent, it reduces the soil eelworm population.
USDA Hardiness: 2 - 11
Height: 0.6 m
Width: 0.5 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 9
Flowering Time: June to November
Fruiting Time: August to November
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Carya illinoinensis
Common Name: Pecan
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Leaves Oil SeedEdible Uses: Milk Oil TeaSeed - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Fuel Oil Parasiticide WoodWood - coarse-grained, hard, heavy, brittle, not strong.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 9
Height: 50 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 9
Flowering Time: April to May
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Castanea mollissima
Common Name: Soft Chestnut, Chinese Chestnut
Uses:
- Edible Parts: SeedEdible Uses: Seed - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Fuel Tannin WoodThe bark, leaves, wood and seed husks all contain tannin.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 25 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 7.3
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Corylus americana
Common Name: Hazelnut, American Hazel
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Oil SeedEdible Uses: OilSeed - raw or cooked in soups, bread, biscuits, sweets etc
- Other Uses: Hedge Hedge OilThe plant makes a good screening hedge.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 9
Flowering Time: April to May
Fruiting Time: September to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Corylus americana var. rubra
Common Name: Red Hazelnut, Red American Hazel
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Oil SeedEdible Uses: OilSeed - raw or cooked in soups, bread, biscuits, sweets etc
- Other Uses: Hedge Hedge OilThe plant makes a good screening hedge.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 9
Flowering Time: April to May
Fruiting Time: September to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo
Common Name: Pumpkin, Field pumpkin, Ozark melon, Texas gourd
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Flowers Fruit Leaves Oil Oil Root SeedEdible Uses: Oil OilFruit - cooked
- Other Uses: Miscellany Oil OilThe seed contains 34 - 54% of a semi-drying oil.
USDA Hardiness: 2 - 11
Height: 0.6 m
Width: 5 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to September
Fruiting Time: August to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Desmanthus illinoensis
Common Name: Prairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflower
Uses:
- Edible Parts: SeedEdible Uses: Seed - cooked
- Other Uses: Root bark of D.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 1.3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: May to July
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam, heavy-clay
Diospyros virginiana
Common Name: American Persimmon, Common persimmon, Persimmon
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit OilEdible Uses: Coffee Oil Sweetener TeaFruit - raw, cooked or dried and used in breads, cakes, pies, puddings etc
- Other Uses: Oil Soil stabilization WoodCan be used as a rootstock for D.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 20 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: October to November
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Echinacea purpurea
Common Name: Echinacea, Eastern purple coneflower, Hedge Coneflower, Black Sampson , Purple Coneflower
Uses:
- Edible Parts: LeavesEdible Uses: Leaves
- Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Seashore, Specimen
- Other Uses: Nectar for insects, Deer resistant foliage.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 10
Height: 1.2 m
Width: 0.5 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Fertilizer
Common Name: Plant Fertilization
Uses:
- Other Uses: Discussions about fertilizing our plants.
Gleditsia triacanthos
Common Name: Honey Locust, Thorny Locust
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Seed SeedpodEdible Uses: Coffee Drink Gum SweetenerSeed - raw or cooked
- Landscape Uses: Aggressive surface roots possible, Specimen
- Other Uses: Fodder Gum Soil reclamation Tannin WoodPlanted for land reclamation on mining waste.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 20 m
Width: 15 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: October to November
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Helianthus tuberosum
Common Name: Sunflower Potato, Jerusalem Artichoke
Uses:
- Edible Parts: RootEdible Uses: Coffee SweetenerTubers - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: BiomassThe plants are a good source of biomass.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 2.4 m
Width: 0.6 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Hesperis matronalis
Common Name: Dame's Rocket
Uses:
- Other Uses: Blooms from May to July. Great for pollinators.
Inga edulis
Common Name: Ice Cream Bean, Monkey Tamarind
Uses:
- Edible Parts: SeedpodEdible Uses: The pulp surrounding the seeds in the seedpod is white, translucent and jelly-like with a sweet, perfumed flavour
- Other Uses: Containers Fencing Fuel Hedge Soil conditioner Soil stabilization WoodAgroforestry Uses: Commonly planted as a shade tree in coffee and cacao plantations, since it is fast-growing, fixes atmospheric nitrogen, has a well spreading crown and produces large quantities of leaves which cover the ground and add considerable quantities of organic matter to the soil.
USDA Hardiness: 9 - 12
Height: 18 m
Width: 18 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 7.3
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Juglans ailantifolia
Common Name: Heartnut, Japanese Walnut
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Leaves Oil SeedEdible Uses: OilSeed - raw, cooked or used in confectionery
- Other Uses: Companion Dye Herbicide Oil Tannin WoodA brown dye is obtained from the seed husks and the bark.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 20 m
Width: 15 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Lobularia maritima
Common Name: Sweet Alyssum
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Edible Uses: CondimentThe young leaves, stems and flowers are sometimes used as a flavouring in salads and other dishes where pungency is required
- Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore
USDA Hardiness: 6 - 9
Height: 0.2 m
Width: 0.3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: June to October
Fruiting Time: July to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Lycium chinense
Common Name: Goji Berry, Chinese Boxthorn, Chinese desert-thorn
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Leaves Seed ShootsEdible Uses: Coffee TeaFruit - raw, cooked in soups etc or dried for later use
- Other Uses: Hedge Hedge Soil stabilizationCan be grown as an informal hedge, succeeding in maritime exposure.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 9
Height: 2.5 m
Width: 2 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: June to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Maclura pomifera
Common Name: Osage Orange, Bois D'Arc
Uses:
- Landscape Uses: Firewood, Pest tolerant, Aggressive surface roots possible
- Other Uses: Dye Fodder Fuel Hedge Hedge Preservative Repellent Shelterbelt Tannin WoodA yellow dye is obtained from the bark of the root and the wood.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 9
Height: 15 m
Width: 12 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: May to June
Fruiting Time: September to December
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Malus domestica
Common Name: Apple
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Oil OilEdible Uses: Oil Oil PectinFruit - raw, cooked or dried for later use
- Other Uses: Lighting Oil Oil Pectin Teeth WoodThe fruit is a source of pectin.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 8
Height: 9 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: April to June
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam, heavy-clay
Morus alba x rubra
Common Name: White Mulberry, Common Mulberry,
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Inner bark Leaves Manna ShootsEdible Uses: TeaFruit - raw
- Landscape Uses: Pest tolerant, Aggressive surface roots possible, Pollard
- Other Uses: Biomass Dye Fibre Fodder Shelterbelt Tannin WoodA fibre is obtained from the bark of one-year old stems, it is used in weaving clothes etc.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 9
Height: 18 m
Width: 10 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: July to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Passiflora molissima
Common Name: Banana Passion Fruit
Uses:
- Edible Parts: FruitEdible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 9
Height: 5 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to September
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Phaseolus coccineus
Common Name: Runner Bean, Scarlet runner
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Flowers Leaves Root Seed SeedpodEdible Uses: Immature seedpods - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Nitrogen.
USDA Hardiness: 1 - 12
Height: 3 m
Width: 1 m
pH Range: 6.6 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to September
Fruiting Time: August to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Pinus koraiensis
Common Name: Korean Nut Pine, Chinese pinenut
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Oil SeedEdible Uses: Condiment OilSeed - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Dye Herbicide Oil Resin Tannin WoodA tan or green dye is obtained from the needles.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 7
Height: 20 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 7.3
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Prunus avium
Common Name: Wild Cherry, Sweet cherry
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit SeedEdible Uses: GumFruit - raw or cooked
- Landscape Uses: Espalier
- Other Uses: Dye Gum Tannin WoodAgroforestry Uses: Wild cherry is essentially a pioneer species, and quickly colonises clearings by seeds and suckering, forming secondary woodland, but is often out-competed later by other hardwood species.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 7
Height: 18 m
Width: 7 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: April to May
Fruiting Time: July to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Prunus cerasus
Common Name: Vishnya, Sour Cherry
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Oil Oil SeedEdible Uses: Gum Gum Oil Oil TeaFruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Adhesive Dye Gum Gum Hedge Hedge Oil Oil WoodAgroforestry Uses: Plants can be grown as a hedge, succeeding in fairly exposed positions[K ].
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 7
Height: 6 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 8.4
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Prunus domestica
Common Name: Plum, European plum
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Flowers Fruit Oil Oil SeedEdible Uses: Gum Oil Oil TeaFruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Adhesive Dye Gum Oil Oil WoodA green dye can be obtained from the leaves.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 9
Height: 12 m
Width: 10 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: July to November
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam, heavy-clay
Prunus salicina
Common Name: Yellow Plum, Japanese Plum
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit SeedEdible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: DyeA green dye can be obtained from the leaves.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 8
Height: 4 m
Width: 3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: July to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Prunus tenella
Common Name: Dwarf Almond, Russian Almond
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Oil SeedEdible Uses: OilFruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Dye Oil RootstockUsed as a frost-resistant rootstock for P.
USDA Hardiness: 2 - 6
Height: 0.8 m
Width: 1.5 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Fruiting Time: July to August
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Quercus alba
Common Name: White Oak, Hybrid oak
Uses:
- Edible Parts: SeedEdible Uses: CoffeeSeed - raw or cooked
- Landscape Uses: Firewood, Pest tolerant, Specimen, Street tree
- Other Uses: Fuel Repellent Tannin WoodAgroforestry Uses: White oak is potentially valuable for use in reforestation projects, and appears to have potential for use on other types of disturbed sites.
USDA Hardiness: 3 - 9
Height: 20 m
Width: 10 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: April to May
Soil Types: loam, heavy-loam, heavy-clay
Salix viminalis
Common Name: Osier. Basket Willow
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Inner bark LeavesEdible Uses: Inner bark - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Basketry Fodder Soil stabilization TanninThe stems are very flexible and are used in basket making.
USDA Hardiness: 4 - 8
Height: 6 m
Width: 4 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: April to May
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam, heavy-clay
Salvia officinalis
Common Name: Sage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Flowers LeavesEdible Uses: Condiment TeaLeaves and flowers - raw or cooked
- Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Massing, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen
- Other Uses: Compost Essential Repellent Strewing TeethThe leaves make excellent tooth cleaners, simply rub the top side of the leaf over the teeth and gums[K].
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 10
Height: 0.6 m
Width: 0.6 m
pH Range: 6.6 - 9
Flowering Time: June to August
Fruiting Time: August to September
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Satureja hortensis
Common Name: Summer Savory
Uses:
- Edible Parts: LeavesEdible Uses: Condiment TeaLeaves - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Essential RepellentThe essential oil from the flowering shoots is used extensively in perfumery, giving a particular quality to the fragrance.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 9
Height: 0.3 m
Width: 0.4 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 9
Flowering Time: July to August
Fruiting Time: August to September
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Solanum curtilobum
Common Name: Rucki
Uses:
- Edible Parts: RootEdible Uses: Root - cooked
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Solanum lycopersicum
Common Name: Tomato, Garden Tomato
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Fruit Oil SeedEdible Uses: Drink OilFruit - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Companion Cosmetic Insecticide Oil Repellent Soap making TeethAgroforestry Uses: Tomatoes grow well with asparagus, parsley, brassicas and stinging nettles.
USDA Hardiness: 10 - 12
Height: 2 m
Width: 1.5 m
pH Range: 3.5 - 7.3
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Solanum tuberosum
Common Name: Andigena
Uses:
- Edible Parts: RootEdible Uses: RutinRoot - cooked
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam
Thymus serpyllum
Common Name: Creepying Thyme, Wild Thyme
Uses:
- Edible Parts: LeavesEdible Uses: TeaLeaves - raw in salads or added as a flavouring to cooked foods
- Landscape Uses: Container, Ground cover, Rock garden, Seashore
- Other Uses: Deodorant Disinfectant Disinfectant Essential Fungicide RepellentAn essential oil from the leaves and flowering tops is used in perfumery, soaps, medicinally etc.
USDA Hardiness: 5 - 9
Height: 0.1 m
Width: 0.3 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 8.4
Flowering Time: July to August
Fruiting Time: August to September
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam
Zea mays
Common Name: Sweet Corn, Corn
Uses:
- Edible Parts: Oil Oil Pollen Seed StemEdible Uses: Coffee Oil OilSeed - raw or cooked
- Other Uses: Adhesive Fuel Oil Oil Packing PaperA glue is made from the starch in the seed.
USDA Hardiness: 2 - 11
Height: 2 m
pH Range: 5.1 - 7.3
Flowering Time: July to October
Fruiting Time: September to October
Soil Types: sandy-loam, loam, heavy-loam