Hi WorldOfYardCraft!

A sour cherry tree would bear fruit against a north wall.

Wishing you more replies.

Regards,
PoseyPlanter

I guess I should mention this is a house wall, how big does a sour cherry tree get?

It won't work. No sun no fruits and no vegetables. In Zone 6 you would be able to grow ostrich ferns there for the fiddleheads. You can only have mushrooms there (a fruit). Make a stack of freshly cut, live hardwood logs then go to

www.fungi.com

and click on Plug Spawn. Those will grow well in your climate in full shade.

>>A sour cherry tree would bear fruit against a north wall. YES, sour cherries is fine, have seen it many times.

Konrad

Hi WorldOfYardCraft!

I was just Googling on sour cherries and read that they are not reputed to fruit well in the south due to lack of chill hours (something IÂm not used to thinking much about in NE IL - Zone 5).

I read somewhere that gooseberries will grow in shade, but I have no experience with them. Wishing you more replies.

Regards,
PoseyPlanter

thanks! Looking like I'll try a few containers with leafy greens and experiment a little :)

Maybe it would be helpful if you told us where you live (something I wish everyone would put in their user names!)

Zone 10 Palm Springs is quite different from Zone 10 San Diego.

Carla in Sac

Could have sworn I post here the other day :( darn board ate my reply!

I'm in Southern California.

PawPaws like shade. Blueberries won't fruit as well in partial shade, but they do fruit. Gooseberries won't be able to handle zone 10.
Try leafy greens and root veggies instead. They don't need as much light as fruiters.
Right now I'm trying Sunchokes (Jer. Artichokes) on the north side of the house. No idea if they'll take, but I read they can handle just about anything you throw at em, so figure it is worth a try.

Not a fruit, but I wonder if you could grow taro or another edible plant there.

thanks for the suggestions. I think it's gonna be a case of trial and error :) That's what gardening is all about right?