yoderjac
5 year old buck +
In summary. .......they are not the end all. They are a PIECE of the puzzle. Form that reason I am planting oaks, persimmon, apple, pear, etc
Diversity of offerings helps promote year long draw and year long health........think of the food pyramid!
Spot on! My permaculture program started with grafting my native male persimmons with female scions, it moved to Dunstan Chestnuts in volume next. I also experimented with Jujube but the jury is still out on them. We planted a few Keiffer pears but for some reason they are huge but have never fruited. Last year I started growing crabapples from seed and this year I started grafting a few DR domestic apples. I'm adding a couple more pears this year. I'm adding DCO and Hazelnuts as well this year. I tried to add seguins but I've had zero luck starting them. I got the nuts from Schumacher and others who also got the nuts from them have also been unsuccessful as far as I know. And all this permaculture is only one small aspect of our overall management plan.
Well chosen variety helps provide food across a broad spectrum of the year.
Thanks,
jack