how & why to RESET your Food Forest / Syntropic Agroforestry [2023]

Syntropic Agroforestry Pruning and Management. Join me in this 3-year-old system as I demonstrate the step-by-step process of heavy pruning, from weeding and addressing emergent species to managing adjacent trees and unique challenges, such as a stagnant 100-year-old plum tree. Explore the diversity of edible species and the transition from an orchard to a thriving forest. NZ Courses and Consulting Application here: https://www.backyardparadise.co.nz 00:00 Heavy Pruning a Food Forest 00:27 Agroforestry System Pruning 56:11 Spring in the NZ Food Forest 01:07 Heavy Pruning during Waning Moon 01:23 Grass to Food Forest 02:00 Pruning Process 02:10 Weeding 02:29 Prune Emergent Species 03:00 Prune Adjacent Trees 03:16 Managing 100yo Plum Tree 03:33 Agroforestry System Management Demo 03:45 Pruning within the Food Forest 04:13 Take Down your Trees 04:44 Managing Vines in Agroforestry 05:26 Loquat in the Food Forest 06:00 Monstera in the Food Forest 06:21 Removing the Mother Banana 07:02 Mother Banana Extraction Demo 07:43 Banana Logs as Mulch 07:59 Harvesting Yacón 08:40 Cutting Down Support Trees 09:00 Organising Organic Material 10:03 Food Forest Species Succession Density 11:05 Heavy Pruning Aftermath 12:13 Managing Agroforestry Strata 14:01 Organic Material Beds on Rows 14:30 Protect High Value Seedlings 15:28 Processing Organic Material 16:12 Pruning a 1 Year Old Food Forest 16:40 BE THE WINDSTORM 18:02 Food Forest + Alley Crops 18:33 Companion Planting + Pruning Support Trees 19:11 Diverse Edible Species 19:21 Orchard to Food Forest 20:05 Plant Shade Alley Crops 21:09 Wood Log Foot Path 21:30 Nurse Logs in the Forest 22:08 Questions? Leave a Comment