I’m currently hunting down pawpaw trees, Blueberry bushes, black raspberry, and other native fruits for my garden.
Looking for suggestions.
I looked into black cherries, but they get too large and too easily wind damaged for the proximity I’d have to plant them to my house.
It’s not native but I remember my grandparents had a pear tree that did well and stayed relatively small in Eastern PA.
And if space is the only issue for the cherries, you could look into Espalier, training it to grow flat against a wall or fence.
I’m specifically looking for native fruit. I already have 2 apple trees and a lapin cherry tree.
Ok, but cherries and apples aren’t native; colonists introduced them. I think the pawpaw is the only native tree with edible fruit and you already listed it.
The American Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) is native, it gets upto 80 feet tall.
And while I do have some non-native plants. I’m hoping to fill out the rest of my garden with Native fruit. I have found two native plums to my region(Prunus Niagra and Prunus Americana).
And apparently I’ve been ignoring a variety of native nuts, though they are all too large. I’m hoping to keep any trees under 30ft, but I’m also planting things that aren’t trees.