Plants: Nitrogen Fixers for Temperate Climates

Nitrogen Fixing Plants for Temperate Climate Permaculture

TALL TREES for Temperate Climate Permaculture
(50 feet or taller)

  1. Gray Alder, Alnus incana, Zone 2-6
  2. Black Locust,  Robnia pseudoacacia, Zone 3b
  3. Japanese Pagoda Tree, Sophora japonica, Zone 4-8
 
SMALL TREES AND MEDIUM-LARGE SHRUBS for Temperate Climate Permaculture
(3-50 feet tall)
  1. Prarie Acacia, Acacia angustissima, Zone 7-10
  2. Silk Tree or Mimosa, Albizzia julibrisin, Zone 6
  3. Alder,Italian, Alnus cordata, Zone 6
  4. Alder, Speckled, Alnus rugosa, Zone 2-6
  5. Alder, Smooth, Alnus serrulata, Zone 5-8
  6. False Indigo, Amorpha fruticosa, Zone 3
  7. Siberian Pea Shrub, Caragana arborescens, Zone 2-7
  8. Russian Pea Shrub, Caragana frutex, Zone 2-7
  9. Pygmy Pea Shrub, Caragana pygmaea, Zone 3-7
  10. Mountain Mahogany, Cercocarpus montanus, Zone 6
  11. Bladder Senna, Colutea arborescens, Zone 5-7
  12. Russian Olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia, Zone 2
  13. Silverberry

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Broadscale Agriculture
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Plants: Nitrogen Fixers for Temperate Climates