Preferred Island Preferences
Plant Latin Name Variety Functions Food Forest Layer Location Elevation (sun, soil, Ripening Time Spacing Invasive? Y/N WRA Score
pollination)
Abiu Pouteria caimito Fruit Tree Windward 500ʻ-1500ʻ Full-Sun Oct-Nov & Mar-Apr 8ʻ N -4
Coffee Coffea arabica Bean Leeward/South 500'-2000' 2
dendrocalamus Shrub, Dwarf Tree
Timber/Edible Shores Full-Sun/Partial
Bamboo, Clumping giganteus, bambusa Tree (overstory) Wet 0-4000ʻ N 2
oldhamii Shoots Shade
Coconut Cocos nucifera Fruit/Timber/Thatch Tree (overstory) 0'-1000' Full-Sun Year Round -4
Jaboticaba Fruit Tree (overstory) Wet 0'-1500' Dec/Jan/Feb N -2
Year Round (depends
Avocado Persea americana Fruit/Timber Tree (overstory) Wet 0<4000 Full-Sun on variety) N 3
Papaya Fruit Tree (small) wet East Hawai'i 0ʻ-1500ʻ Full-Sun, Rocky Soil Year Round N 2
Pedalai Fruit Tree 1000'-2500' N
Breadfruit ('Ulu) Artocarpus altilis Ma'afala Food/Timber Tree 200'-2000' Full-Sun Sept-Mar N -12
Marang Artocarpus N -3
Tree 1000'-2500'
odoratissimus
Mullien Medicinal East Side Saddle Road 2000'-5000'
Jackfruit Artocarpus Fruit Wet 300'-800' Sept/Oct/Nov N 1
Tree
heterophyllus
Apple Malus domestica
Solanum Fruit Tree 4000ʻ+ Sept/Oct N -2
Cherry Tomatoes Fruit Up to 800' Full-Sun, Well-
lycopersicum var. Shrub
Drained Soil
Akee cerasiforme
Blighia sapida Fruit Tree Wet
apple banana,
Banana Musa sp. banana, plantain Fruut Tree Full-Sun N -11
basil, thai basil,
Basil purple Herb Shrub Full-Sun
Brazilian Cherry Fruit Tree Full-Sun
Cacao Theobroma cacao Sweet Shrub Partial Shade Oct/Nov N -2
Cassava Manihot esculenta Food/Biomass Root/Shrub Sun Oct/Nov 3
Chaya Cnidoscolus Year Round (depends
chayamansa on variety)
Chayote Sechium edule Edible Fruit & Shoot Vine, climber/sprawler cherimoya- Y, if not managed
Cherimoya Annona cherimola Fruit Tree pollination N -4
lemon, lime, kaffir Year Round (depends
Citrus lime,tangerine, Fruit Tree (med.) Full-Sun on variety) N -3
Brassica oleracea var.
Collards viridis Vegetable Shrub Year Round N
Compost/Dynamic
Comfrey Symphytum officinale Acculmulator Groundcover Year Round N
Cardamom Elettaria Spice 3
cardamomum
Curry Leaf Tree Murraya koenigii N
Daikon Raphanus sativus var. Vegetable N
Root
longipinnatus
durian Durio zibethinus Oct/Nov
Edible Hibiscus Abelmoschus manihot Bele 1
Eggfruit Pouteria Yellow Sapote Fruit Tree N -3
campechiana
Eggplant Solanum melongena Japanese Shrub N
Fig Ficus carica Brown Turkey Fruit 2
Galangal Alpinia galanga Root
Ginger Zingiber officinale Edible Root Root N
Ice Cream Bean Inga edulis Fruit/Nitrogen Fixing Tree (overstory) Wet Oct/Nov N 2
Kabocha Squash Groundcover N
Kale Nov-Apr
Kalo Edible Root Root, Shrub Wet N
Sauropos
Katuk androgynous Edible leaves Shrub Year Round N
Kawa Piper methysticum Medicinal Root Root, Shrub N -4
Lemon Balm Medicinal
Groundcover/Shrub
Lemon, dwarf Fruit Shrub N
Medicinal
Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus Groundcover/Shrub Ground Cover Year Round N -2
Lilikoi Passiflora edulis Purple fruit Sept/Oct/Nov Y, but not 6
Vine
problematic
Long Bean Vine N
Longan Fruit Tree N
Loquat Fruit Full-Sun/Partial Y, in some habitats 0.5
Tree
Brewster/Hak Ip/Tai Shade May-Sept (depends
Lychee Lychee chinesis Fruit/Timber Tree N -6
Tso, Souey Tung on variety)
Macadamia Nut N weeds
N, but often -1
Malabar Chestnut Pachira aquatica Fruit/Nuts Tree directly underneath -6
Mango Mangifera indica Leeward/South June/July tree.
N 1
Tree (overstory) Shores
Mangosteen N
Moringa Moringa olifera Year Round N 1
Mountain Apple Syzygium malaccense Fruit/Timber Tree Wet May/Jun/Jul N 0
Mulberry Fruit Shrub, Tree (sml.) N
Nutmeg N
Okinawa Spinach Vegetable Groundcover Year Round N
Pac choy Vegetable
Patchouli
Peach Fruit Jun
Pear Fruit Sept/Oct/Nov
Peppers Vegetable Shrub N
Perennial Peanut Arachis glabrata / Nitrogen Fixing Ground Cover N -1
Archahis pintoi
Persimmon Fruit Tree Nov/Dec
Nitrogen Fixing,
Pigeon Pea Cajanus cajun Edible Beans Shrub N 0
Pili Nut
Pineapple Fruit Shrub Jul/Aug N
Poha Berry Fruit Shrub N
Rambutan Fruit Tree N
Rollinia N
Running bamboo Phyllostachys nigra Edible Tree Wet Full-Sun/Partial
Shoots/Timber Shade Y
Sapote Chico, Black, Mamey N
Soursop Annona muricata Fruit Tree Full-Sun, Sandy Soil N -3
Star Apple Chrysophyllum cainito Fruit N, but has weedy
relative C. oliviformis
Starfruit Averrhoa carambola Fruit Tree N -1
Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas Hawaiian, Okinawan Vegetable, Edible Ground Cover, Roots 2
Root
Tamarind Fruit Small Tree N -3
Tat Soi
Ti Ornamental, N
Shrub
Packaging
Tumeric Root N -8
Vanilla Food Vine N
Wing Bean Vegetable Vine N
Yacon Food Root, Shrub N
Bele Abelmoschus manihot Sunset, Green Jade Vegetable Shrub Wet (lowland) Part-Sun, Reg. Water N
Raspberry Fruit
Blueberry Fruit Shrub
Potato Vegetable
Onion Vegetable
Chempedak
Canistel Fruit
Mombin
Miracle Fruit Synsepalum Fruit N -3
Tree
dulcificum
Bullock's Heart Annona reticulata
Star Apple Fruit
Grumichama Fruit Tree
Ebi Nut
Langsat
Mammee Apple Fruit
CooksFoot Mulch Soil Opener Ground Cover Shade
Vetiver Grass Chrysopogon Sunshine Erosion Control N -8
Ground Cover
zizanioides
Saccharum Mulch, Shading Wind
Suger Cane officinarum Sanskirt, Hindi, Tamil Protection Shrub, Tree (sml.) N -2
Cilantro Herb Herb
Pokem papua Setaria Italica L
Gliricidia Gliricidia sepium Nitrogen Fixing Tree
Garlic Allium sativum Vegetable N -2
Parsley Petroselinum crispum Herb N -1
Mondo Grass Ophiopogon japonicus Erosion Control Ground Cover 3
Koa Acacia koa Timber Tree
Betel Num Palm Areca catechu Nut Tree N -4
Grapefruit Citrus x paradisi Fruit Tree Full-Sun N -8
Pomegranate Punica granatum Fruit Tree 3.5
Planting Stage M
Plant Type Common Name # of Plants Source Plant Stage Prop, Sowed
Flowering Cover
Sun Flow, AmG 4 Retail Purchase Seed, Sow 6/23
Sun Flow, Russ 4 Retail Purchase Seed, Sow 6/23
Fruiting Plant
Thai Chili 1 Established PlanPlant, Adult -
Habanero 3 Seed Recovery Seed, Sow 6/29
Serrano 3 Seed Recovery Seed, Sow 6/29
Jalapeno 3 Seed Recovery Seed, Sow 6/29
Egg Plants 5 Retail Purchase Seed, Sow 6/23
Fruiting Tree
Giant Papaya 4 EBFS Seed, Sow 6/23
Calamansi 1 Established PlanPlant, Adult -
Lemon
Navel Orange
Pumelo
Sour Sop 1 EBFS Plant, Adolescnt -
Star Fruit
Banana, Ice Cream
Banana, Apple
Fruiting Vine
Bitter Melon 6 Retail Purchase Seed, Sow 6/19
Bitter Melon 6 Retail Purchase Seed, Paper Towe 6/23
Kabocha 6 Retail Purchase Seed, Paper Towe 6/26
Dragon Fruit 1 EBFS Cutting 5/29
Dragon Fruit 1 EBFS Cutting 5/29
Dragon Fruit 1 WLFS Cutting 5/29
Herbaceous Plant
Lemon Grass 2 EBFS Cutting 7/1
Cilantro 6 Retail Purchase Seed, Sow 6/23
Garlic Seed October Chill
Green Onion 6 EBFS Seed, Sow 6/29
Ornamental Plant
Money Tree 01 ? 4 EBFS Cutting 7/1
Money Tree 02 ? 3 EBFS Cutting 7/1
Croton 5 EBFS Cutting 7/1
Ti- Plant, Green 4 Established PlanCutting 5/29
Ti-Plant, Red Var 3 Established PlanCutting 5/29
Red Hibiscus 4 WLFS Seedling -
Soil Health
Sun Hemp 6 WLFS Seed, Sow 6/23
Butterfly Pea 8 EBFS Seed, Sow 6/26
Tuber
Hwn Swt Potato 3 EBFS Tuber 6/26
Ginger Tuber
Tumeric Tuber
Yukon Gold Potato
Vining Vegetable
Camote 6 Slip Recovery Slip 6/23
Long Beans 6 Seed Recovery Seed, Paper Towe 6/23
Planting Stage Milestones Days to Fertilize
Re-Pot SdlingsFirst True Leaf First Potted Harvest Last Next Fertilizer Type
6/30 - - 140
6/30 - - 140
- - -
- - - 90
90
- - - 90
- - - 70 Fish Emulsion, Epsom Salt, Earth Worm Tea, All Purpos
- - - 120
- - -
- - 7/1 1825
150
150
- - - 112
- - - 112
- - - 55
- - - 240
- - - 240
- - - 240
- - -
- - -
December 120
- - - 60
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
6/14 - -
- - - 50 potted seed
- - - 84 potted seed
- - - 120
120
300
90
- - - from slips in water
- - - 90 Paper Towel Soak
Harvest Date Pruning
arth Worm Tea, All Purpose Fertilizer
slips in water
r Towel Soak
Shallot with lettuce
Red Okra
Perpetual Spinach (Loves heat , good all year rounder, good in stir fry)
Egyptian Walking Onion
Corn/Maize
Egyptian Spinach
Tat Tailed Radish (seed pods in stir-fry)
Sweat Potato
Kale (grow garlic and onion with the kale)
Comfrey (chicken feed) grass to garden barrier
Azolla
Duckweed (Great as a supplemental protein boost for livestock)
Milo (looks like sorgum) good for hot
3 plants to grow together (The three sisters)
corn for the bean to grow up
beans for nitrogen fixation
squash for ground cover
arugula
mustard
yacon (tuber)
ashitaba
3 good fruit trees to start with-
everbearing maulberry
muntingia (strawberry tree)
barbados cherry tree (not cold tolerant)
Fast-growing trees to start with:
papaya
bananas (The more varieties the merrier, taste the rainbow)
Starting system Syntropic Agroforesty Tomatoes, beans, Corn, potatoes
CooksFoot Grass for mulch
