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Plant suggestions for small food forest in the pacific northwest

 
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Hi Anne,
I live on a .2 acre lot in the suburbs.  I'm working in union with my fellow living creatures to coax along a living food forest for all who live on this land, small and large (I'm the largest).  What do you think would be a handful of plants which would be suitable and maybe even essential for such a space in the Pacific Northwest.
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Here's a yucky Paw Paw suggestion.
 
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So lets say you plant something on both 100ft side fences and the 50ft back fence that is 250ft or 25 plants, one every 10ft.

You are in zone 8, I cant think of any fruit tree that you cant grow you just need the right cultivar.  Check on these two link and then let me know which ones you like and which ones you dislike or any particular questions you have
https://onegreenworld.com/product-category/fruiting-shrubs/

https://onegreenworld.com/product-category/fruiting-trees-shrubs/
 
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Canope trees- Linden (edible leaves), Locust (n-fixer)    /  small trees - whatever fruit trees you like /  Shrubs- raspberries, elderberries, blueberries, currants, gooseberries,serviceberries -and many more / Vines- grapes, hops. groundnut  / Groundcover/herbaceous- strawberries, sorrel, kale, melons, squash   / Roots- beets, radish, Jerusalem artichoke  / N-fixers- clover, sea buckthrorn, Locust, etc.  (can be chopped & dropped).    
Pollinator plants- Comfrey, Sunflowers, Wild flowers, Cosmos, Clovers, etc.

Get a "One Green World" catalog & see so many possible plants.  They are located in Portland, OR.
 
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