Ideas please - north facing wall

 

After nearly ten years, I'm planting the last wall in the walled garden.

You can see the garden on http://www.go-self-sufficient.com/photowalledg.htm

You can see the north wall at the far right, the inner side has the peaches
apricots, and sweet cherries.

The outer north facing surface has been cleared of vegetation and I have
planted three damsons (that I know do well on a north wall) and I have two
more spaces.

My problem is that makes five different damsons and two pairs Morellos and
Nabelas already.

It there another sharp cherry that would do OK on this wall? Is there any
other fruit that might thrive? I'm stumpted.

Thanks
Pat Gardiner

 



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peaches

Japanese Quinces might do ok there.  I've seen them growing in similar and
they make good jam.
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Thanks for that. I have a couple of Serbian quinces, but once long ago, we
did have Japanese quinces under the south facing windows - and very nice
they were too. Pretty flowers and very flavoursome fruit. That was in a sun
trap and on "sandlings" soil.

I checked Japanese quinces and they seem to indicate that full sun is needed
and that they are between 1/3 metres tall. The wall is about 4M and, will of
course, be in full shade.

On the basis that you will never know if you don't try, unless anyone has
any more ideas....


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Pat Gardiner
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This time

 

On 15/1/08 11:17, in article d8qdnbnQfOCoCxHanZ2dnUVZ8qSnnZ2d@bt.com, "Pat


I'm not into fruit growing much but don't currants do quite well in shade?
Gooseberries?

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I do have a standard gooseberry, amongst my flock- a very good way of mixing
gooseberries and bad backs and not difficult to train - reccomended.

You are right, they do tolerate shade, but alas won't stretch the height. I
can't imagine more than three or four feet.


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Pat Gardiner
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