I'm interested in converting my property in East County to a permaculture environment.
The property is primarily steep hillsides with southern and western exposure.

I'm currently most interested in selecting trees appropriate for this environment, biggest concern is probable drought tolerance/minimal water use, although I do have a heavy bias towards fruit, nut, or other food crop.

So my first question is do you have any sugestions for trees in this environment?

Second question is, do you have any recommendations as to related plants to fit into a plant "guild", or companion plants to work in conjunction the trees being recommended?

All suggestions would be would be much appreciated.

Robert C. Schulz, AIA
robert.c.schulz@gmail.com