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Medium Edible Shrubs & Bamboos 1-2m (3-6ft) for Temperate Food Forests

Rated 3, 4 or 5 out of 5 for edibility

Amelanchier stolonifera

Quebec Berry, Running serviceberry

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

Amelanchier stolonifera
5 1 0

Atriplex canescens

Grey Sage Brush, Fourwing saltbush

Evergreen
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Atriplex canescens
4 1 3

Atriplex halimus

Sea Orach, Saltbush

Evergreen
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Atriplex halimus
5 1 3

Berberis aggregata

Salmon Barberry

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

Berberis aggregata
3 2 1

Berberis canadensis

Allegheny Barberry, American barberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Berberis canadensis
3 2 1

Berberis cooperi

Barberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Berberis cooperi
3 2 1

Berberis rubrostilla

Barberry

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

Berberis rubrostilla
3 2 1

Berberis x carminea

Barberry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Berberis x carminea
3 2 1

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea, Wild Snowball

Deciduous
Height H: 1.2m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Ceanothus americanus
3 3 3 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Comptonia peregrina

Sweet Fern

Deciduous
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Comptonia peregrina
3 3 3 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Gaultheria shallon

Shallon, Salal

Evergreen
Height H: 1.2m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Gaultheria shallon
5 2 3

Lonicera caerulea

Sweetberry honeysuckle, Bluefly honeysuckle, Haskap berry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Lonicera caerulea
4 0 0

Lonicera villosa

Mountain fly honeysuckle, Fuller's honeysuckle

Deciduous
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Lonicera villosa
3 0 0

Mahonia aquifolium

Oregon Grape, Hollyleaved barberry, Oregon Holly Grape, Oregon Holly

Evergreen
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Mahonia aquifolium
3 3 3

Prunus tomentosa

Nanking Cherry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.5m or 5ft
Hardiness Zones: 0 to 0
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Prunus tomentosa
3 1 1

Quercus fruticosa

Bushy Oak

Evergreen
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Quercus fruticosa
3 2 2

Rhus aromatica

Lemon Sumach, Fragrant sumac

Deciduous
Height H: 1.2m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Rhus aromatica
4 2 2

Rhus copallina

Dwarf Sumach, Winged sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 10
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Rhus copallina
4 2 3

Ribes missouriense

Missouri Gooseberry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes missouriense
3 0 0

Ribes nigrum

Blackcurrant, European black currant

Deciduous
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes nigrum
5 3 2

Ribes rubrum

Red Currant, Cultivated currant

Deciduous
Height H: 1.2m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes rubrum
4 1 2

Ribes uva-crispa

Gooseberry, European gooseberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.2m or 4ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes uva-crispa
5 1 2

Ribes x culverwellii

Jostaberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Ribes x culverwellii
5 0 0

Rosa rugosa

Ramanas Rose, Rugosa rose

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Rosa rugosa
5 2 3

Rosa villosa

Apple Rose

Deciduous
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rosa villosa
4 1 1

Rubus idaeus

Raspberry, American red raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus idaeus
5 3 3

Rubus spectabilis

Salmonberry

Deciduous
Height H: 1.8m or 6ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus spectabilis
3 2 3

Rubus strigosus

American Red Raspberry, Grayleaf red raspberry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Rubus strigosus
3 3 1

Ugni molinae

Uñi, Chilean guava

Evergreen
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Ugni molinae
5 0 3

Vaccinium corymbosum

High-Bush Blueberry, American Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry, Blueberry

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Vaccinium corymbosum
4 1 0

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Japanese Pepper Tree

Deciduous
Height H: 2m or 7ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Zanthoxylum piperitum
3 2 1

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