Growing edible trees

[porterlizz]

Can anyone advise what trees are good to plant that produce edible crops in a small woodland?

I'm asking on behalf of friends who have bought 28 acres and want to do things like plant up a woodland, but would like to include edible trees/hedges.

They already have the interest of a local beekeeper, and have a neighbouring farmer use their land for his organic beef cattle business, so they're thinking responsibly/organically in terms of uses for this land.

The land is a good 15 miles from home, so visiting every day isn't an option to care for anything.

If anyone can point us in an informative direction that would be superb.

Thanks very much.

[Jardiniere]

if i had a small piece of woodland (OH wont buy me one and theres stuff for sale around here - mainly all oak) i would want a Sweet Chestnut or two as well as the obligatory Walnut. Then there are apples, pears, cherries, plums, damsons, apricots, peaches,olives, quince, hazlenut, oh! oh! what a wonderful dream!!!!!!

[BFG]

Google Forest gardens or gardening. It's a permaculture idea and should be right up your street.

[Jeanied]

I have to put a word in for Blackthorn aka sloe bushes - native British - first to flower- potential for sloe gin... need I add more?

[crichmond]

Drop an email to woodlands.co.uk they will give you good advice Woodlands.co.uk | About us | Contact us

Or the woodland trust Woodland Trust contact details

[organic]

They might also want to consider woods suitable for coppicing, and maybe a good few Walnut with a view to harvesting the wood in the distant future.

[woodland]

foodie trees

Try the Agroforestry Research Trust (Agroforestry research trust fruits nuts seeds plants publications)

[solway cropper]

Keep in mind that anything you grow that's edible will get eaten by something. And a lot of god's little creatures enjoy stuff just before it's ripe enough for humans so when you go back to harvest there's nothing left!!

[greasyfire]

PAW PAW NOT PAPAYA the can survive in canada so they shoudl survive here but very rare though in the uk that is