Recently bought a home on a few acres and am looking to add some food sources to the forest. Not planning on taking down any non-diseased/infested trees, but want to add a bit of variety if possible. Not expecting anything to have great yields given the amount of trees around, but some production would be great!
I am facing south when I took this photo. North would look similar, however, our septic field is on the north side of the house and our lot does not extend very far in that direction. I was thinking of trying to plant some mulberry on the north edge of our yard, it that would put them ~50ft from the septic field.
We have a few varieties oak and hickory that I’ve seen so far. Fairly certain there are quite a bit of wild blackberries and some blueberries on the lot, but I won’t know for sure until the spring. Figure I’ll try to plant some additional varieties of those.
From my searching so far, it seems like Pawpaws would be a good option, as they grow well in shade.
Would love to know of anything else, or specific cultivars of any other fruit/nut tree/shrub/vines that could do well in shade. Also happy to plant veggies! Natives would be ideal, even if it is a domesticated cultivar of a wild species.
The is a decent stream a few hundred feet away. I can’t plant right on it but could plant near it.
I have not found any lions mane, oysters, or hen of the woods so far this fall/winter, which has surprised me. I usually find several pounds a year on my in law’s property 5-10 minutes away.
Planning to inoculate some logs and distribute them through the forest to try and get some more mushrooms growing in the area
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