trap crop / companion (attracts aphids away) · Tropaeolum majus · Source: Indigenous Permaculture at Hunnicutt.pptx (3 Sisters / …
Hunnicutt Food Forest
The living catalog of the Hunnicutt Food Forest — the plants the club is growing to feed and heal this patch of the Hunnicutt Creek headwaters, and the web of companions, guilds and relationships that holds a food forest together.
Walk the food forest in 3D The site as it stands on the real shape of the land, and the water work planned next.🌱 Growing at Hunnicutt right now
What the club has already put in the ground. Tap a plant to open its card — its companions, conflicts and its place in the guild.
- American Hazelnut ×1
- American Persimmon ×1
- Anise Hyssop ×1
- Black Walnut ×1
- Blackberry ×1
- Chickasaw Plum ×1
- Eastern Redbud ×1
- Edible Fig ×1
- Eupatorium ×1
- Groundnut ×1
- Pawpaw ×1
- Purple Coneflower ×1
- Red Mulberry ×1
- Serviceberry ×1
- Swamp milkweed ×1
📝 On our wish list for Hunnicutt
Plants the club wants to add — mined from years of S4S plans, decks and plant lists. Tap one for its card; suggest your own on the Wish List.
3 Sisters / N-fixing companion · Phaseolus vulgaris · Source: Indigenous Permaculture at Hunnicutt.pptx (3 Sisters / companion ex…
3 Sisters example for Hunnicutt · Zea mays · Source: Indigenous Permaculture at Hunnicutt.pptx (3 Sisters / companion example)
vegetable planting · Lagenaria siceraria · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (vegetable planting dates)
vegetable planting · Brassica rapa · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (vegetable planting dates)
Radish
vegetable planting; also companion in Indigenous deck · Raphanus sativus · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (vegetable …
vegetable planting | matched species-level (cultivar stripped) · Brassica oleracea var. viridis · Source: Food Forest Planting Sc…
vegetable planting | matched species-level (cultivar stripped) · Brassica oleracea var. sabellica · Source: Food Forest Planting …
vegetable planting · Lactuca sativa · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (vegetable planting dates)
vegetable planting · Solanum tuberosum · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (vegetable planting dates)
vegetable planting | matched species-level (cultivar stripped) · Brassica oleracea var. italica · Source: Food Forest Planting Sc…
living-mulch ground cover for guild zones; also 3 Sisters · Cucurbita pepo · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx / Hunnicu…
N-fixing legume, discussed for guild interplant · Vigna unguiculata · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx / Hunnicutt_Tran…
tropical N-fixing legume cover crop, procured; seeds toxic to livestock · Crotalaria juncea · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedu…
summer biomass cover crop, procured · Sorghum x drummondii · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx / Hunnicutt_Transition_St…
riparian wetland patch · Chasmanthium latifolium · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (riparian "wetland patch")
riparian wetland patch · Helenium autumnale · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (riparian "wetland patch")
riparian wetland patch · Lobelia cardinalis · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx (riparian "wetland patch")
hoophouse start · Monarda punctata · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
hoophouse start; cultivar · Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee' · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
greenhouse start · Ageratina altissima · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
greenhouse start · Vernonia gigantea · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
greenhouse start · Plectranthus scutellarioides · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
greenhouse start; note: toxic · Digitalis purpurea · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
culinary herb, greenhouse start · Ocimum basilicum · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
culinary herb, greenhouse start · Origanum vulgare · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
greenhouse start · Ammi majus · Source: Food Forest Planting Schedule.docx
native grass · Sorghastrum nutans · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf (gr…
native grass · Schizachyrium scoparium · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pd…
pollinator flower; also in Hypernation herbs list · Solidago spp. · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf …
pollinator flower · Silphium perfoliatum · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.…
perennial pollinator flower · Helianthus maximiliani · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest…
annual pollinator flower · Helianthus annuus · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_L…
annual pollinator flower · Cosmos bipinnatus · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_L…
annual pollinator flower · Zinnia elegans · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List…
pollinator flower · Monarda fistulosa · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf…
pollinator flower · Gaillardia pulchella · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.…
pollinator flower / dynamic accumulator · Achillea millefolium · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / F…
pollinator flower · Coreopsis tinctoria · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.p…
pollinator flower; starts already growing · Rudbeckia hirta · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food…
pollinator flower · Asclepias syriaca · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf…
pollinator flower · Asclepias tuberosa · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pd…
pollinator flower · Liatris spicata · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf (…
propagate from cuttings; also wetland patch · Cephalanthus occidentalis · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Clu…
propagate from cuttings · Callicarpa americana · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant…
propagate from seed; FLAG species (red vs black) · Aronia spp. · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / F…
propagate from cuttings · Cornus sericea · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.…
propagate from cuttings · Sambucus canadensis · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_…
"Cedar" - rescue plants · Juniperus virginiana · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant…
propagate from seed · Quercus alba · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf (g…
propagate from seed · Acer negundo · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_Forest_Plant_List.pdf (g…
propagate from cuttings; also wetland patch · Salix nigra · Source: Hunnicott Food Forest Plant List - Agronomy Club.pdf / Food_F…
N-fixing pioneer tree proposed for intercropping · Robinia pseudoacacia · Source: HW9_Hunnicutt_Evans.pptx (nitrogen-fixer design)
Goumi
N-fixing fruiting shrub proposed for intercropping · Elaeagnus multiflora · Source: HW9_Hunnicutt_Evans.pptx (nitrogen-fixer desi…
Siberian Pea Shrub
N-fixing shrub proposed for intercropping · Caragana arborescens · Source: HW9_Hunnicutt_Evans.pptx (nitrogen-fixer design)
listed under Vines; species not specified; FLAG | matched genus-level in DB · Vitis spp. · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Wint…
listed under Vines; likely hardy kiwi; FLAG species · Actinidia spp. · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishli…
culinary herb · Cymbopogon citratus · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishlist)
medicinal/pollinator herb · Calendula officinalis · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishlist)
medicinal herb; German chamomile assumed; FLAG (could be Roman) · Matricaria chamomilla · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winte…
medicinal/culinary herb · Lavandula angustifolia · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishlist)
Prime-Ark Blackberry (thornless)
specific floricane cultivar "Prime Ark"; distinct from wild blackberry already on-site · Rubus subgenus Rubus · Source: SFS Hyper…
dynamic accumulator; interplant with blueberries · Symphytum officinale · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wis…
wanted; "near pine trees for acidic soil"; interplant with comfrey | matched genus-level in DB · Vaccinium spp. · Source: SFS Hyp…
listed under Bushes; species/cultivar not specified; FLAG | matched genus-level in DB · Fragaria spp. · Source: SFS Hypernation.p…
listed under Trees · Sassafras albidum · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishlist)
"Apple (x2)" - two apple trees wanted · Malus domestica · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wishlist)
"Cherries" - species not specified in doc; FLAG species | matched genus-level in DB · Prunus spp. · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx …
listed under Vines and Trees; native passionfruit · Passiflora incarnata · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF Winter Plan(t)ing wi…
named explicitly in old HFF wishlist deck (Trees + Plant Planning slides) · Ziziphus jujuba · Source: SFS Hypernation.pptx (HFF W…
Browse the full library (4,725 plants)
The club’s full reference collection — every plant in the NC State Toolbox crawl, not just what’s at Hunnicutt. Search it for ideas, companions and native look-alikes.
🌿 Every species record here is drawn from the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — a real, cited horticultural reference. Each plant’s page links back to its source.
4,725 plants in the library · showing 1–48 (page 1 of 99)
- 'Acapulco Orange' Giant Hyssop Agastache Lamiaceae 'Acapulco Orange' giant hyssop is a hybrid cultivar with showy orange flowers in the mint family (Lamiac…
- 'Andup' Prunus persica Rosaceae ‘Sunglo’ is a hybrid nectarine in the rose family (Rosaceae) introduced by Stark Bro's of Louisiana, Mis…
- 'Avondale' Symphyotrichum cordifolium Asteraceae 'Avondale' is a hybrid of the native blue wood aster in the Asteraceae family and is a prolific bloomer.…
- 'Belle de Londres'. Rosa Rosaceae Compassion rose is a hybrid tea climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Jack L. Harkness of Britan…
- 'Betty Stiles' Harlequin Glorybower Clerodendrum trichotomum Lamiaceae 'Betty Stiles', a cultivar of C. trichotomum , is an open, multi-stemmed, ornamental shrub with vibrant …
- 'Black Adder' Giant Hyssop Agastache Lamiaceae 'Black Adder' giant hyssop is a hybrid cultivar cross between A. rugosa and A. foeniculum in the mint fa…
- 'Blue Boa' Giant Hyssop Agastache Lamiaceae 'Blue Boa' giant hyssop is a hybrid cultivar in the mint family (Lamiaceae) with deep purple-blue flower…
- 'Blue Ice' Blue Star Amsonia Apocynaceae 'Bue Ice' Bluestar is an herbaceous perennial in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae)and the parentage of th…
- 'Blue Mouse Ears' Hosta Hosta Asparagaceae Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' is an herbaceous perennial and a diminutive cultivar of the genus Hosta, named f…
- 'Blue Star' Juniper Juniperus squamata Cupressaceae 'Blue Star' Singleseed Juniper is a cultivar that is a dwarf conifer, an evergreen, and slow-growing shr…
- 'Bryson City' Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Ginkgoaceae ‘Bryson City’ ginkgo is a male, woody, deciduous tree in the Ginkgoaceae (ginkgo) family. It has a colum…
- 'Caddo' Carya illinoinensis Juglandaceae 'Caddo' is a hybrid pecan tree in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) and is a cross between 'Brooks' and '…
- 'Cree' Viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum Viburnaceae ‘Cree’ was grown from open-pollinated seed collected from V. rhytidophyllum from a plant located in Chin…
- 'Crystalina' Summersweet Clethra Clethra alnifolia Clethraceae 'Crystalina', is a summersweet cultivar shrub in the Clethraceae family commonly sold under the trade na…
- 'David' Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata Polemoniaceae 'David' is an herbaceous perennial cultivar of phlox that originated as a seedling of Phlox paniculata a…
- 'David's Lavender' Phlox Phlox paniculata Polemoniaceae "David's Lavender" is an herbaceous perennial cultivar with fragrant, showy. lavender-pink flowers that …
- 'DeGroot's Emerald Spire' Thuja occidentalis Cupressaceae 'Degroot's Spire' is a dwarf cultivar of the evergreen, conifer named American arborvitae or eastern arb…
- 'Deppe' Sunny Boulevard® St. John's Wort Hypericum kalmianum Hypericaceae 'Deppe' Sunny Boulevard® St. John's Wort is a cultivar deciduous shrub with showy yellow flowers and a l…
- 'Edward Goucher' Glossy Abelia Abelia Caprifoliaceae The 'Edward Goucher' glossy abelia is a hybrid between Abelia x grandiflora and A. schumannii and was in…
- 'Emerald Triumph' Viburnum Viburnum Viburnaceae 'Emerald Triumph' is a cross between Viburnum ' Allegheny' and V. burejaeticum and is a multi-stemmed de…
- 'Firebird' Giant Hyssop Agastache Lamiaceae 'Firebird' giant hyssop is a hybrid cultivar in the mint family (Lamiaceae) and is a cross between A. co…
- 'Halcyon' Hosta Hosta Asparagaceae Hosta 'Halcyon' is an herbaceous perennial in the Asparagaceae (asparagus) family and a cultivar in the …
- 'Hasse' Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Magnoliaceae 'Hasse' is a cultivar of the southern magnolia with a slender canopy in the Magnoliaceae family. Allow p…
- 'In the Mood' Rosa Rosaceae In the Mood™ is a Hybrid Tea shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Tom Caruth and introduced by We…
- 'Jacqueline Hillier' Ulmus hollandica Ulmaceae 'Jacqueline Hillier' is a dwarf elm in the Ulmaceae family and was discovered growing in a garden in Bir…
- 'Kojima' Prunus serrulata Roseaceae 'Mount Fuji' is a beautiful flowering cherry tree cultivar that has showy pendulous clusters of white, f…
- 'Kosui’ Pyrus communis Rosaceae ‘Kosui’ is a hybrid Asian pear in the rose family (Rosaceae). The pear was cultivated in Japan and relea…
- 'Lakota' Carya illinoinensis Juglandaceae The Lakota pecan is a hybrid tree in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) that was introduced by the U.S. De…
- 'Loving Touch™ Rosa Rosaceae Loving Touch™ is a hybrid miniature shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Nelson F. Jolly in …
- 'Miss Violet' Butterfly Bush Buddleja Scrophulariaceae Buddleja ' Miss Violet' is a hybrid of Buddleja 'Miss Molly' and Buddleja 'Blue Chip' developed by Dr. D…
- 'Nantucket' Viburnum Viburnum Viburnaceae 'Nantucket' Viburnum is a compact cultivar that was released in 2008 and is a cross of V. x 'Eskimo' (v.…
- 'Red Cascade' Weeping Bottle Brush Callistemon viminalis Myrtaceae 'Red Cascade' is a small evergreen tree cultivar of the weeping bottlebrush tree native to Australia in …
- 'Rose Rhapsody' Rosa Rosaceae 'Rose Rhapsody' is a deep pink Hybrid Tea rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred in the United States b…
- 'Royal Purple' Smoketree Cotinus coggygria Anacardiaceae The award-winning 'Royal Purple' smoketree is a large shrub or small tree with a compact growth habit an…
- 'Slender Silhouette' Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Altingiaceae 'Slender Silhouette' is a tall columnar cultivar of the sweet gum or the Altingiaceae family. As it matu…
- 'Summer Cascade' River Birch Betula nigra Betulaceae Weeping river birch is a graceful, relatively small tree in the Betulaceae (birch) family, reaching 8 to…
- 'Taylor' Asimina triloba Annonaceae The Taylor pawpaw is a cultivar of the native pawpaw tree in the custard apple family (Annonaceae). It w…
- 'Thomas Black' Juglans nigra Juglandaceae Thomas black walnut is a deciduous tree in the walnut family (Juglandaceae) and is a hybrid of the nativ…
- 'Wells' Asimina triloba Annonaceae The Wells pawpaw is a hybrid of the common pawpaw tree in the Annonaceae family that was collected from …
- 'Wollerton Old Hall' Rosa Rosaceae Wollerton Old Hall is a deciduous climber in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by David Austin of Great Br…
- Aaron's Beard Hypericum calycinum Hypericaceae Aaron's Beard, or St. John's Wort, is a flowering deciduous herbaceous shrub or small tree, excellent fo…
- Abele Populus alba Salicaceae White Poplar is an aggressive, fast growing, deciduous tree in the willow family that can reach a height…
- Abelia X Grandiflora Sunrise Abelia x grandiflora Caprifoliaceae Sunrise Glossy Abelia is an evergreen shrub in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). In colder climat…
- Abeto Coreano Abies koreana Pinaceae Korean fir is an evergreen conifer in the pine family (Pinaceae) and is native to North and South Korea.…
- Abeto Del Colorado Abies concolor Pinaceae White Fir is conifer tree in the pine family (Pinaceae) that is slow-growing and long-lived. The native …
- Abies Grandis Abies grandis Pinaceae Grand fir is an evergreen conifer native to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California, occurring at …
- Abraham Rosa Rosaceae Abraham Darby is a hybrid shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by David Austin of the United Ki…
- Abraham Trachystemon orientalis Boraginaceae Early-flowering Borage is a herbaceous perennial that is low maintenance with showy flowers as well as t…