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the productive middle storey — berries, forage
hazel
corylus avellana
food cropbiomass+1
part shade · moderate3 links
elder
sambucus nigra
wildlife habitatfood crop+2
part shade · moist3 links
sea buckthorn
hippophae rhamnoides
nitrogen fixerwindbreak+2
full sun · dry2 links
blackcurrant
ribes nigrum
food croppollinator forage
part shade · moist3 links
siberian pea shrub
caragana arborescens
nitrogen fixerwindbreak+2
full sun · dry3 links
autumn olive
elaeagnus umbellata
nitrogen fixerwildlife habitat+2
full sun · moderate3 links
raspberry
rubus idaeus
food croppollinator forage+1
part shade · moist3 links
gooseberry
ribes uva-crispa
food cropwildlife habitat
part shade · moderate3 links
redcurrant
ribes rubrum
food cropwildlife habitat
part shade · moderate3 links
dog rose
rosa canina
wildlife habitatmedicinal+2
full sun · moderate3 links
fig
ficus carica
food crop
full sun · dry2 links
juneberry
amelanchier alnifolia
food croppollinator forage+1
part shade · moderate2 links
cornelian cherry
cornus mas
food cropwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate3 links
kousa dogwood
cornus kousa
food cropwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate4 links
russian olive
elaeagnus angustifolia
nitrogen fixerwindbreak+1
full sun · dry4 links
ebbinge's silverberry
elaeagnus ×ebbingei
nitrogen fixerwildlife habitat+1
part shade · moderate4 links
guelder rose
viburnum opulus
wildlife habitatpollinator forage+1
part shade · moist4 links
rugosa rose
rosa rugosa
food cropwildlife habitat+1
full sun · moderate4 links
barberry
berberis ×stenophylla
food cropwildlife habitat+1
full sun · dry3 links
oregon grape
mahonia aquifolium
food cropwildlife habitat+1
shade tolerant · moderate4 links
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