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Small Edible Shrubs & Bamboos 15-100cm (6-36in.) for Temperate Food Forests

Rated 3, 4 or 5 out of 5 for edibility

Plant

Berberis angulosa

Berberis

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Berberis angulosa
3 2 1
Plant

Berberis wilsoniae

Berberis

Evergreen
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Berberis wilsoniae
3 2 1
Plant

Chaenomeles japonica

Dwarf Quince, Maule's quince, Japanese Flowering Quince

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Moist

Chaenomeles japonica
3 0 3
Plant

Chaenomeles x superba

Dwarf Quince, Flowering Quince

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Moist

Chaenomeles x superba
3 0 3
Plant

Gaultheria procumbens

Checkerberry, Eastern teaberry, Teaberry, Creeping Wintergreen

Evergreen
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6
Light Shade, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Gaultheria procumbens
4 3 4
Plant

Gaylussacia baccata

Black Huckleberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Gaylussacia baccata
4 1 0
Plant

Mahonia nervosa

Oregon Grape, Cascade barberry

Evergreen
Height H: 0.6m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Mahonia nervosa
3 2 3
Plant

Mahonia repens

Creeping Oregon Grape, Creeping barberry, Grape Oregon

Evergreen
Height H: 0.3m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Mahonia repens
3 3 4
Plant

Prunus fruticosa

Mongolian Cherry, European dwarf cherry

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Prunus fruticosa
3 1 1
Plant

Prunus japonica nakai

Japanese Plum

Evergreen
Height H: 0.5m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus japonica nakai
3 3 1
Plant

Prunus pumila

Dwarf American Cherry, Sandcherry, Western sandcherry, Eastern sandcherry, Great Lakes sandcherry

Deciduous
Height H: 0.6m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Prunus pumila
4 1 2
Plant

Ribes hirtellum

Currant-Gooseberry, Hairystem gooseberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Ribes hirtellum
3 0 0
Plant

Ribes triste

American Red Currant, Red currant

Deciduous
Height H: 0.5m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes triste
3 1 0
Plant

Rubus flagellaris

Northern Dewberry

Deciduous
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus flagellaris
3 1 1
Plant

Rubus illecebrosus

Strawberry-Raspberry

Deciduous
Height H: 0.6m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus illecebrosus
3 0 3
Plant

Rubus nepalensis

Nepalese Raspberry

Evergreen
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus nepalensis
5 0 3
Plant

Rubus tricolor

Creeping Bramble

Evergreen
Height H: 0.3m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Rubus tricolor
3 0 3
Plant

Salvia officinalis

Sage, Kitchen sage, Small Leaf Sage, Garden Sage

Evergreen
Height H: 0.6m or 2ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 10
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Salvia officinalis
4 5 5
Plant

Thymus vulgaris

Common Thyme, Garden thyme, Wild Thyme

Evergreen
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Thymus vulgaris
4 3 5
Plant

Vaccinium angustifolium

Low Sweet Blueberry, Lowbush blueberry

Deciduous
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Vaccinium angustifolium
3 1 0
Plant

Vaccinium macrocarpon

American Cranberry, Cranberry

Evergreen
Height H: 0.2m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Vaccinium macrocarpon
3 1 4
Plant

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Cowberry, Lingonberry, Northern mountain cranberry, Cranberry

Evergreen
Height H: 0.3m or 1ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Vaccinium vitis-idaea
3 2 3
Plant

Yucca baccata

Spanish Bayonet, Banana yucca, Blue Yucca, Spanish Yucca

Evergreen
Height H: 0.9m or 3ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Yucca baccata
4 1 5

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