Expected Yields of Perennial Crops per 100 feet of row This perennial plant yield table illustrates the types of perennial crops that could be harvested on an annual basis. The plants listed are those that grow in temperate regions; varieties and cultivars that are adapted to the climate and specific growing conditions of western Massachusetts should be chosen. The results that a gardener could expect to see will vary, and will depend on site characteristics, growing conditions, microclimates, and soil nutrient levels of the growing area. Plants that are arranged into guilds, in which perennial trees and shrubs are interspersed with annual plants, may have smaller individual yields because of the dense spacing, but overall yield of the guild will be greater. In a guild, each plant has different resource needs and different outputs that can be
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utilized by neighboring plants, thereby creating a healthier and less disease-prone plot. Jeavons is a grower based in Willits, California, who runs the nonprofit Ecology Action. He has written extensively on biointensive growing methods, an intensive gardening system that uses double-digging, soil building, composting, and closely-spaced planting. The results in the following table are from Jeavons book and are based on his own results. Jacke and Toensmeier have based their yields on extensive literature review. Their research is more applicable to temperate climate and growing season of western Massachusetts and the New England region. Both sources are given here so that the gardener can compare expected yields.
crop palette and yields (cont’d)
Expected Yields of Perennial Crops per 100 feet of row utilized
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Almond Artichoke, Jerusalem Apple, dwarf Apple, standard Apple, semidwarf Apricot, dwarf Apricot, standard Apricot, semidwarf Blackberry Blueberry, low bush Blueberry, high bush Boysenberry Butternut Cherry, sour, bush Cherry, sour, dwarf Cherry, sour, standard Cherry, sweet, bush Cherry, sweet, dwarf Cherry, sweet, standard Chestnut Currant, black Currant, red Dewberry Elderberry Filbert (Hazelnut) SHELBURNE FALLS Gooseberry Grapes, table Grapes, wine Heartnut Hickory, shagbark Hickory, shellbark Jostaberry Kiwi, hardy Lignonberry Mulberry Oak, bur Oak, Schutte’s Pawpaw Peach, dwarf
Jacke and Toensmeier* 1-40 lbs.
Jeavons† 100-460 lbs. per 100 square feet 32-64 lbs. 800-1,600 lbs. 112-225 lbs. 25-100 lbs. 156-625 lbs. 36-144 lbs. 3.8-7.6+ lbs. 0.76-3.0 lbs. 3.0-12.0 lbs. 16.6-33+ lbs.
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11-33 lbs. 1-2 bu. 1 bu. ¾ bu. 2 bu. at age 10 8-10 lbs. 3-5 qts. 3-5 qts. 2-4 qts. 15+ lbs. 20-25 lbs. SECURITY 4-6 qts. PLAN: PHASE ONE 10-15 qts. 8-16 qts. 8-10 lbs. at age 10 4-6 lbs. at age 10 10 bu. alternate years 4-6 qts. 50-200 lbs. 1.75 lbs. 10 bu. 8-10 lbs. at age 10 (or much more) 8-10 lbs. at age 10 (or much more) 1-3 bu. 1-2 bu.
Peach, standard
2-3 bu.
Pear, Asian, standard Pear, dwarf Pear, standard Pecan, northern Persimmon, American Persimmon, kaki Pine nut, Korean Plum, bush Plum, standard European Plum, Japanese Quince, tree Raspberry, red Raspberry, black Rhubarb Saskatoon (Juneberry) Strawberry (June bearing) Walnut, eastern, black Walnut, English (Persian)
3-8 bu. 1+ bu. 2-4 bu. 10-50 lbs. at age 10, 75-100 lbs. at age 15+ 1 bu. 1-2 bu. 4-6 lbs. at age 10 0.5-1 bu. 1-2 bu. 0.5-2 bu. 1 bu. 2-6 qts. 2-6 qts. 3-4 lbs. 2-8-8.6 lbs. 1 pint 20-100 lbs. 6 bu.
0.8-3.0 lbs. 11-32.6 lbs. 68-204 lbs. 0.8-3.0 lbs. 11-32.6 lbs. 153-459 lbs. 56-240 lbs.
15.7-67.4 lbs. 29-58 lbs. 20.5-41 lbs.
38-76 lbs. (clingstone) 135-270 lbs. (clingstone)88-176 lbs. (freestone) 23-70 lbs. 92-276 lbs. 96-400+ lbs.
0.85-3.4 lbs. 61-184 lbs. 0.95-3.8+ lbs.
0.4-1.6 lbs. 8-160+ lbs. 8-160+ lbs.
*Jacke, Dave and E. Toensmeier. 2005 (revised Edible Forest Jeavons, John. 2006. How toDesign, Grow More Vegetables (Seventh Edi- Climate Jacke, Dave and E. Toensmeier. 2005 (revised 2007).2007). Edible Forest Gardens, Ecological Vision, Theory, and Practice for Temperate Gardens, Ecological Vision, Theory, Design, and Practice for Tempertion). Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA Permaculture. Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, VT. ate Climate Permaculture. Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Jeavons, John. 2006. Junction, VT How to Grow More Vegetables (Seventh Edition). Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA †
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