Is anyone here aware of a resource that has leaf out/leaf drop times for commonly grown deciduous fruit/support trees?

I'm putting together my upper/lower canopy plan for a forest garden and I'm getting a good sense of trees' height, spread, and sun path/angle changes, etc. But the deciduous change across time is something I feel like I neglected and don't have a sense for.

I'm basically thinking along a similar line of like a crocus/daffodil or something - they pop up and are out of the way before most stuff starts to fill out, so they can grow in an area that will get shaded out in later spring through fall. The timeline would be a lot tighter, when applying this to the trees, but I had the thought when I read that pecans (or hickories?) are one of "the last to leaf out and the first to drop" in terms of deciduous trees.

Maybe this is just futzing around the edges too much and won't make much of a difference (esp. with pecan/hickory, as they ultimately just get huge anyway.) but If i can apply this to other trees I'm thinking I might be able to squeeze a worthwhile amount of sunlight into certain spots that may not get it otherwise.

So if anyone knows if there's some kind of chart for this (or knows this off the dome) I'd much appreciate it.

We have about an acre that is surrounded on three sides by woods. Since we have a terrible deer problem, I'm finally ready to give up and fence it. Has anyone ever used trees as living fence posts? I was thinking about wrapping filament around at 12" intervals. Not stapling anything.

Opinions? Ideas? Pics?

Hey there :) Does anyone know of any free design software or something that would allowe to draw up a permaculture design on a site? Thanks!

I got re-inspired to change my lawn desert into a garden of Eden. I currently have an orchard that I've been working on, which is 15 trees. I also have some above ground beds. I want to stop mowing most of the lawn and create patches of wildflowers and a no-mow system, but I'm not sure how it will look if I just let it go wild. It's basically all Kentucky Bluegrass with some dandelions, and other weeds mixed in. I will leave the "weeds." The only thing I am focusing on removing is the Canada Thistle - what a pain. Should I just do rows of flowers? And rows for my garden as well? Any ideas on how to let the grass go wild? I don't have a complete vision yet. Thank you

How far should my gray water drain field be from and open (2-3 cfs) irrigation ditch?

Can gray water contaminate the irrigation water? 100s of people use the water. People and kids bath in the irrigation water in the summer.

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Can anyone recommend uplifting and inspiring documentaries (or films) centred around permaculture, foraging, gardening, herbalism, alternative building etc? Needing a little boost of hope and motivation. Thank you!