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Dwarf Edible Trees 0m to 4(12ft) for Temperate Food Forests

Rated 3, 4 or 5 out of 5 for edibility

Plant

Amelanchier obovalis

Southern Juneberry, Coastal serviceberry

Deciduous tree
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Amelanchier obovalis
3 0 1
Plant

Corylus americana

American Hazel

Deciduous tree
Height H: 3m or 10ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Corylus americana
3 1 2
Plant

Prunus alleghaniensis

Allegheny Plum, Davis' plum

Deciduous tree
Height H: 3.5m or 12ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus alleghaniensis
3 1 2
Plant

Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw Plum, Watson's plum, Hally Jolivette Cherry

Deciduous tree
Height H: 3m or 10ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus angustifolia
3 1 3

Prunus cerasus frutescens

Bush Sour Cherry

Deciduous tree
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus cerasus frutescens
3 1 3
Plant

Taxus canadensis

Canadian Yew

Evergreen tree
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Taxus canadensis
3 4 1

Now available: PLANTS FOR YOUR FOOD FOREST: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens.

An important new book from PFAF. It focuses on the attributes of plants suitable for food forests, what each can contribute to a food forest ecosystem, including carbon sequestration, and the kinds of foods they yield. The book suggests that community and small-scale food forests can provide a real alternative to intensive industrialised agriculture, and help to combat the many inter-related environmental crises that threaten the very future of life on Earth.

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