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Small Edible Trees 4m to 8(12ft to 25ft) for Temperate Food Forests

Rated 3, 4 or 5 out of 5 for edibility

Plant

Citrus aurantiifolia

Lime, Key Lime, Mexican Lime, Mexican Thornless Key Lime

Evergreen tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 10 to 12
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Citrus aurantiifolia
4 2 3
Plant

Citrus reticulata

Mandarin, Tangerine, Unshu orange, Satsuma Orange,Temple Orange, Tangerine

Evergreen tree
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Citrus reticulata
3 3 2
Plant

Citrus x paradisi

Grapefruit, Pomelo, Pamplemousse

Evergreen tree
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture All

Citrus x paradisi
4 1 1
Plant

Corylus avellana

Common Hazel, Common filbert, European Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick, Corkscrew Hazel, Hazel

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Corylus avellana
5 2 5
Plant

Crataegus arnoldiana

Arnold Hawthorn

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry, moist or wet

Crataegus arnoldiana
5 2 0
Plant

Crataegus ellwangeriana

Scarlet Hawthorn

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Crataegus ellwangeriana
5 2 2

Crataegus gemosa

Haw

Deciduous tree
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Crataegus gemosa
3 2 0
Plant

Crataegus pinnatifida

Chinese Haw

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Crataegus pinnatifida
3 3 2

Crataegus pinnatifida major

Chinese Haw

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7.5m or 25ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Crataegus pinnatifida major
4 3 2
Plant

Cydonia oblonga

Quince

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7.5m or 25ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Moist

Cydonia oblonga
4 2 3
Plant

Ficus carica

Fig, Edible fig, Fig Common

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 112
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Ficus carica
4 2 1
Plant

Malus pumila

Paradise Apple, Common Apple, Apple Tree

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Malus pumila
3 2 2
Plant

Mespilus germanica

Medlar

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Mespilus germanica
4 1 1
Plant

Pinus cembroides

Mexican Pine Nut, Pinyon Pine

Evergreen tree
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Pinus cembroides
4 2 4
Plant

Prosopis glandulosa

Honeypod mesquite. Glandular mesquite

Deciduous tree
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Prosopis glandulosa
3 2 4
Plant

Prunus americana

American Plum, American Wild Plum, Wild Plum

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus americana
3 2 3
Plant

Prunus dulcis

Almond, Sweet almond

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Prunus dulcis
4 3 3
Plant

Prunus insititia

Damson

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus insititia
5 1 3
Plant

Prunus munsoniana

Wild Goose Plum

Deciduous tree
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus munsoniana
3 1 2
Plant

Prunus persica

Peach, Flowering Peach, Ornamental Peach, Common Peach

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Prunus persica
5 3 3
Plant

Prunus persica nucipersica

Nectarine

Deciduous tree
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Prunus persica nucipersica
4 3 2

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