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Mango Stein:
Evergreen: Ugni molinae, Red or Escarlate Jaboticaba, Inga congesta/bullata (variable fruit flavour), Blackberry jam fruit (R. formosum)
Semi-deciduous: Pomegranate (perhaps dwarf variety), Rainforest plum (Eugenia candolleana), Pitangatuba (Eugenia selloi)
Deciduous: Blueberry, Golden Currant (Ribes aureum)

Draak:
My planting plans have really rearranged a lot, thanks to all of your suggestions!

I had no idea that fig trees were so dangerous! I've touched fig sap once, but was fortunate that nothing bad happened. My wife and I love fresh figs, so we will try to grow several varietals anyway, but that's seriously good to know.

It's also really good to know that the feijoa doesn't fruit when trimmed to a hedge!

I've had the quince and ugni (red and black) in mind for a while now. The Ugnis are a really nice thought; they don't grow particularly tall at all.

Just last night, I found that honeyberry varieties have really grown quite a lot, and many varieties are supposed to be quite good for raw eating: http://www.honeyberryusa.com. Even better, they really only grow to ~5' tall, so they should be pretty easy to keep under control. So, I'm thinking a honeyberry hedge should work fairly well  :).

Mango Stein:
I originally suggested honeyberry in my post, bet edited that out. Most of USA cannot get honeyberry to fruit. They really need Northern latitudes and lose most of their leaves in winter (not a good look in my opinion). They don't even fruit in Vancouver as far as I know. 

pvaldes:
> I had no idea that fig trees were so dangerous!

Ficus take no prisoners and can be nasty creatures. A friend of mine discovered this the hard way after spending an afternon pruning without protective clothes. At first nothing happened, a couple of hours later his skin start showing traces of sunburn. It was a sunny day and some red skin was expected, so my friend just keep working. At night his arms and neck were covered in painful blisters. Serious burnings, weeks of recovery at the hospital, a hell of pain and even a couple of permanent scars to remember the experience.

When the Ficus sap receives UV rays from the sun amplifies is effect over skin. Is a sort of natural anti-sunscreen that promotes sunburn. Pretty evil stuff.

Draak:

--- Quote from: Mango Stein on March 31, 2019, 08:46:20 AM ---I originally suggested honeyberry in my post, bet edited that out. Most of USA cannot get honeyberry to fruit. They really need Northern latitudes and lose most of their leaves in winter (not a good look in my opinion). They don't even fruit in Vancouver as far as I know.

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Good to know that the struggle is real! After looking around at honeyberries for a little bit, their USDA hardiness varies a LOT based upon the timing of their blooming cycle. The early bloomers seem to be rated for very cold USDA zones, but the late bloomers are rated all the way up to zone 8. I suspect that I can get away with growing them here in a zone 9, since I'm able to get enough chilling hours for apples. That's enough to go on for a honeyberry experiment, anyway :).

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