Will be based on 759 Hwy 6, Cherryville, British Columbia V0E 2G3 plot

 113 acres
 875000 asking price
 https://www.royallepage.ca/en/property/british-columbia/cherryville/759-6-
highway/14129032/mls10223017/

X = won’t include

0 = will include

Possible Native Plants:

Trees:

 Columbian Hawthorne, may tree 0

o full sun
o deer resistant, edible, fall color, food for birds, fragrant
o long thorns, red berries
o
 Douglas fir 0
o Full or part sun
o Food for birds
o Fast growing, dense, large
o Evergreen
o
 Douglas maple 0
o Full or part sun
o Food for birds
o Small/shrubby
o
 Lodgepole pine 0
o Full sun
o Deer resistant, food for birds
o Tolerates wide range of soils
o Evergreen
o
 Ponderosa pine 0
o Full sun
o Food for birds, fragrant
o Prefers well-draining soil, produces lots of pollen, susceptible to pine beetles
o Evergreen
o
 Quaking aspen 0
o Full sun
o Self-seeder
 o Fast growing, forms colonies
o
 Rocky mountain juniper 0
o Full sun
o Evergreen
o Deer resistant, food for birds
o Drought tolerant
o

Shrubs:

 Antelope-brush 0
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, fragrant
o Important for deer and other wildlife to eat
o
 Big sagebrush 0
o Full sun
o Deer resistant, edible, food for birds, fragrant
o Extreme drought tolerance
o
 Chokecherry 0
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, edible, food for birds
o Vulnerable to fall webworm (aka tent caterpillar)
o
 Common juniper 0
o Full or part sun
o Evergreen
o Deer resistant, edible, food for birds
o
 Elderberry 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, edible, food for birds
o
 Kimberley wild rose 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, edible, erosion control, food for birds, fragrant, self-seeder
o
 Mock orange 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators, food for birds, fragrant
o
 Ocean spray X
 o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators
o
 Oregon grape holly 0
o Full or part sun
o Evergreen
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, edible, erosion control, food for birds,
fragrant, self-seeder
o Roots spread lots
o
 Prairie rose 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, edible, erosion control, food for birds, fragrant, self-seeder
o
 Rabbit brush 0
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, fragrant
o Late bloom, may self-seed
o
 Red osier dogwood 0
o Part sun
o Food for birds
o Important for deer
o
 Red stemmed ceanothus 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators, fragrant
o Important to deer
 Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia) 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts hummingbirds, edible, food for birds
o
 Shrubby cinquefoil X
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant
o
 Smooth sumac 0
o Full sun
o Deer resistant, erosion control, food for birds, self-seeder
o Good for bank stabilization
o
 Snowberry X
o Full or part sun
 o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, erosion control, food for birds, poisonous,
self-seeder
o Good for erosion control
o
 Snowbrush 0
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, fragrant
o Important for deer
o
 Soopolallie 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, edible
o
 Wax currant 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators, deer resistant, edible, food for birds
o
 Wolf willow 0
o Full sun
o Deer resistant, erosion control, food for birds, fragrant, self-seeder
o Can be invasive in moist soil
o

Vines:

 Native white clematis 0

o Full or part sun
o Erosion control, food for birds
o

Perennial:

 Nodding onion 0
o Full sun
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, edible, fragrant
o
 Lindley’s aster 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, erosion control, self-seeder
o
 Orange arnica 0
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, erosion control, self-seeder
o Robust
o
  Showy aster X
o Full or part sun
o Attracts pollinators, erosion control, self-seeder
o
 Yarrow 0
o Full or part sun
o Evergreen
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, erosion control, self-seeder
o

Ornamental grass:

 Blue bunch wheatgrass 0

o Full sun
o Self-seeder
o
 Giant wild rye 0
o Full sun
o Deer resistant
o Best in clay soils
o
 Idaho fescue 0
o Full or part sun
o Evergreen
o Deer resistant
o Self-sows
o
 June grass X
o Full sun
o Prefers well-draining sandy soils
o

Ground Cover:

 Kinnikinic 0
o Full or part sun
o Evergreen
o Attracts pollinators, deer resistant, food for birds
o
 Pussytoes 0
o Full or part sun or shade
o Evergreen
o Attracts pollinators, self-seeder
o
Possible crop plants:

Trees:

 Apple tree 0
o Full sunlight
o Wet cold climate
o
 Lemon tree X
o Full sun
o Sensitive to cold
o Some are self-seeding
o Warm climate
o
 Lime tree0
o Full sun
o Prefer warm climates
o
 Cherry tree0
o Full sun
o Prefer temperate climates
o
 Peach tree0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Prefer cold but not freezing climate
o
 Nectarine tree0
o Full sun
o Adaptable
o Prefer temperate climate
o
 Mango tree X
o Non frost climate
o Self-seeding
o
 Plum tree0
o Full sun
o European are self-pollinating
o American are more adaptable
o Prefer warm European and American can survive cold climates
o
 Orange tree X
o Partial sun
 o Self-seeding
o Prefer warm climate
o
 Pear tree0
o Full sun
o Some are self-seeding
o Prefer cold weather
o
 Jack fruit tree X
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Warm climate
o
 Cashew tree X
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Non-freezing climate
o
 Almond tree X
o Full sun
o Mild winters
o
 Cinnamon tree0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Drought tolerant
o Prefer temperate can survive cold climate
o
 Acorn/ oak tree0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Mature oak is drought resistant
o Prefer temperate climates
o
 Avocado tree0
o Part direct mostly non direct sun light
o Self-seeding but patchy best with two of apposing types
o Prefer warm but can survive old climates
o

Crop plants:

 Tomatoes 0
o Full sun
 o Cannot survive below freezing
o
 Potatoes 0
o Full sun
o Prefer colder conditions but above freezing
o
 Grape vine 0
o Either full or not depending on how sweet you want it
o Prefer temperate climates
o
 Carrots 0
o Full sun
o Sweet grow in cooler conditions
o
 Broccoli 0
o Half sun
o Can tolerate below freezing
 Radish 0
o Full sun
o Prefer cold weather
o
 Blue berry 0
o Full sun
o Prefers cold winters
o
 Spinach 0
o Full sun
o Prefers cool weather
o
 Lemon balm 0
o Full sun
o Prefers mild temperate climates
o
 Lemon grass 0
o Full sun
o Prefers warmer climates
o
 Peanut X
o Full sun
o Prefer warm to hot climates
o
 Mushroom 0
o Shade
 o Prefers cooler temperature
o
 Poppy 0
o Full sun
o Iceland poppies prefer cold climates
o
 Red onion 0
o Full sun
o Prefer warm climates
o
 White onion X
o Full sun
o Prefers warm climates
o
 Garlic 0
o Full sun
o Prefer cold weather
o
 Lettuce 0
o Half sun
o Prefers cooler climates
o
 Bell peppers 0
o Full sun
o Prefers warm climates
o
 Jalapenos X
o Half sun
o Prefers warm climates
o
 Chili peppers X
o Full sun
o Prefers warm weather
o

animal support plants:

 Duckweed 0
o Able to withstand freezing prefers warm weather
o Full sun
o Self-seeding/spreading
o
 Hay/grass0
o Any climate
 o Any sun full is best
o May self-seed
o
 Salvinia X
o Prefers warm will be killed by frost
o Full sun
o

Spice/herbs:

 Saffron0
o Full sun
o Can survive freezing
o
 Dill0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Can grow in colder climate prefers warmer climates
o
 Rosemary0
o Full sun
o Best to start from cuttings
o Drought resistant once established
o Prefers warm arid climate
o
 Basil0
o Full sun except in hot weather
o Can self-seed
o Prefers heat can survive the cold
o
 Parsley0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Prefers cold climates
 Mint0
o part sun
o
 Fennel0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o
 Cilantro0
o Full or part sun
o Self-seeding
 o Prefers warm climate but can survive freezing
o
 Chives0
o Full sun
o Self-seeding
o Can survive freezing
o
 Stevia0
o Full sun
o Prefers warm climates can survive cold
o
 Green onion0
o Full sun
o Prefer cold in beginning and warm in the end
o
 Sage0
o Full sun
o Can self-seed depending on the type?
o Prefers warm climate
o
 Lavender0
o Full sun
o Will self-spread
o English and lavandins prefer cold climate
o

Animals:

 Goat 0
o Nigerian dwarf breed
o Lots of room needed
o Can easily escape enclosures if not strong enough
o Minimum of two
o Needs shelter
o
 Sheep 0
o Rambouillet breed
o Lots of room
o Some shelter
o Come in groups
o
 Chicken 0
o Any breed wanted
o Needs medium to large room
 o Needs shelter
o
 Cow 0
o Scottish Highlands breed
o Easy to train
o Some shelter mainly for safety and shade
o Large area for grazing
o Maintain short hair for cooling in hot weather
o
 Duck 0
o Any breed
o Same as chicken plus pond
 Alpaca 0
o Any breed
o Minimal shelter small area for grazing (5-8 per acre max)
o Annual shearing
o Need lots of water
o Mainly eat grass, herbs, leaves and shrubs
o Don’t do well on grain-based diet
o Don’t push or try to escape enclosure
o Need protection
o
 Rabbit X
o Any breed so long as for farm use
o
 Fish 0
o
 Pig 0
o Hereford breed
o
 Bee 0
o Carniolan breed
o Only introduced if necessary
 Ladybug 0
o Release and maintain
 Emu X
o
 Donkey X
o Miniature breed
 Clive dale horse X
o
 Frog X
o Common pond frog
  Toad X
o
 Dog 0
o

References:

Okanaganxeriscape.org. “The Okanagan Xeriscape Association (OXA) Provides Xeriscape

Information- Classes, Workshops, Online Resources and a Plant Database.” Okanagan
Xeriscape Association, okanaganxeriscape.org/db/?pq=.

Greenthumbplanet.com. 2021. [online] Available at: <https://greenthumbplanet.com/how-much-

sun-fruit-trees-need/#:~:text=Peach%20trees%20need%20soil%20that%20drains%20well
%20but,6%20to%208%20hours%20of%20sunlight%20each%20day.> [Accessed 19 May 2021].