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Very Large Edible Shrubs & Bamboos 4-8m (12-25ft) for Temperate Food Forests

Rated 3, 4 or 5 out of 5 for edibility

Amelanchier canadensis

Juneberry, Canadian serviceberry, Serviceberry Downy, Shadblow, Shadbush, Serviceberry

Deciduous
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Amelanchier canadensis
4 1 4

Amelanchier lamarckii

Apple Serviceberry

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

Amelanchier lamarckii
5 0 0

Asimina triloba

Papaw

Deciduous
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8
Light Sun
Moisture Moist

Asimina triloba
4 2 2

Caragana arborescens

Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub

Deciduous
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Caragana arborescens
5 1 4 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Cephalotaxus fortunei

Chinese Plum Yew

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

Cephalotaxus fortunei
5 1 3

Cephalotaxus harringtonia

Japanese Plum Yew

Evergreen
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Shade, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Cephalotaxus harringtonia
5 0 3

Cercis occidentalis

Western Redbud, California Redbud

Deciduous
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Cercis occidentalis
3 0 0 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Cornus mas

Cornelian Cherry, Cornelian Cherry Dogwood

Deciduous
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Cornus mas
4 2 3

Corylus maxima

Filbert, Giant filbert

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

Corylus maxima
5 0 5

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn, Oneseed hawthorn

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

Crataegus monogyna
3 5 3

Crataegus pedicellata

Scarlet Haw, Scarlet hawthorn

Deciduous
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist or wet

Crataegus pedicellata
5 2 2

Drimys lanceolata

Mountain Pepper

Evergreen
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Drimys lanceolata
3 1 4

Drimys winteri

Winter's Bark

Evergreen
Height H: 7.5m or 25ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Drimys winteri
3 2 3

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Oleaster, Russian olive

Deciduous
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Elaeagnus angustifolia
4 2 4 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Elaeagnus glabra

Goat nipple

Evergreen
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Elaeagnus glabra
4 2 3 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

Deciduous
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Elaeagnus umbellata
4 2 3 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Elaeagnus, Ebbing's Silverberry

Evergreen
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Elaeagnus x ebbingei
5 2 4 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea Buckthorn, Seaberry

Deciduous
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7
Light Sun
Moisture Dry, moist or wet

Hippophae rhamnoides
5 5 5 Nitrogen Fixer Nitrogen Fixer

Myrtus communis

Myrtle, Foxtail Myrtle

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

Myrtus communis
3 3 4

Quercus gambelii

Shin Oak, Gambel oak, Rocky Mountain White Oak

Deciduous
Height H: 4.5m or 15ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Quercus gambelii
3 2 3

Rhus typhina

Stag's Horn Sumach, Velvet Sumac, Staghorn Sumac

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

Rhus typhina
4 2 3

Sambucus nigra

Elderberry - European Elder, Black elderberry, American black elderberry, Blue elderberry, Europea

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

Sambucus nigra
4 3 5

Taxus x media

Anglojapanese Yew

Evergreen
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Dry to Moist

Taxus x media
3 4 4

Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Yellowhorn

Deciduous
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Light Sun
Moisture Dry to Moist

Xanthoceras sorbifolium
3 0 3

Phyllostachys angusta

Stone Bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys angusta
3 0 2

Phyllostachys aurea

Golden Bamboo, Fishpole Bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 11
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys aurea
5 0 0

Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Yellow-Groove Bamboo

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

Phyllostachys aureosulcata
4 0 1

Phyllostachys bambusoides

Madake, Japanese timber bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys bambusoides
4 1 3

Phyllostachys dulcis

Sweetshoot Bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 7m or 23ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys dulcis
4 0 2

Phyllostachys edulis

Moso-Chiku, Tortoise shell bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 10
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys edulis
4 1 0

Phyllostachys flexuosa

Zig-Zag Bamboo, Drooping timber bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys flexuosa
3 0 2

Phyllostachys glauca

Bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade, Shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys glauca
3 0 3

Phyllostachys nidularia

Big-Node Bamboo, Broom bamboo

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

Phyllostachys nidularia
5 0 4

Phyllostachys nigra

Black Bamboo, Kuro-Chiku

Evergreen
Height H: 7.5m or 25ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys nigra
4 3 0

Phyllostachys nuda

Bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 5m or 17ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys nuda
4 0 2

Phyllostachys rubromarginata

Reddish bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 8m or 27ft
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 10
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys rubromarginata
3 0 2

Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens

Greenwax golden bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 6m or 20ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens
4 0 1

Pleioblastus simonii

Medake, Simon bamboo

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

Pleioblastus simonii
3 0 4

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Narihiradake, Narihira bamboo

Evergreen
Height H: 7.5m or 25ft
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Light Sun, Semi-shade
Moisture Moist

Semiarundinaria fastuosa
5 0 2

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