| I don't have anywhere onmy prop that gets more than 6 hours of sun, and everything's done well, much of it on less. Alpines do well in just 4 hours or less sun. I love them- great border plant. Wild strawberries do well, too, but they run and that can be a nuisance. Schizandron is a shade preferring fruit bearer- though mine still hasn't set any. I've had blooms for 3 years, but no berries. It's the 'eastern prince', which is supposed to be self fertile. Next year i'll hand pollinate and see if that helps. They do bloom very early. Wineberries do really well with just a few hour's sun. Salmonberries and thimbleberries can take shade, but i don't know if you can get the thimbles to fruit- they need high elevations. They make really pretty suckering nonthorny bushes, though. Evergreen huckleberries are supposed to do fine- mine's still small, but is hanging in there. Salal and red huckleberry are said to be ok for shade, too, but both of those died for me. Lowbush blues do fine, as do the native wild blues in the shade. Teaberry. You can try lingonberries- another on i've not had great luck with, but worth a shot. Cornus Mas, and some other cornus have edible berries, and can handle some shade. Native persimmons can deal with some shade. Even my asian only gets about 5 hours sunlight and sets bumper crops. My native mulberries are fruiting,, even though one only gets maybe 2 hours of direct morning sun. Pawpaws. The arctic kiwis are said to fruit well in part shade, and color better that way. Gooseberries and currents appreciate some shade in our climes (i know, they're only quasi legal). Honeyberry, though i've heard the fruit isn't that great now they've been in the trade for a while. Juneberry and aronia, once they get established, which takes longer in shade. Bamboo, for the shoots. Hazelnuts, and their relatives, chinquapin, trazels, etc. I know there are some more things... my brain's shutting down. I'd cross reference Edible Landscaping, Raintree, One Green World and Burnt Ridge. They are all great sources for edible landscaping stuffand i know that Ed land for instance has a list of shade tolerant edibles. As to veggies- almost all the greens can be grown in part shade (spinach, lettuce, mustard, etc). Parsley, dill, cilantro, sorrel, chamomile, some thymes, fennel, cabbage & other coles do ok. Most anything that sets fruit &/or fruit like veggies needs at least 4 hours sun to do much of anything, in my experience. Have fun with it! |
