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Perennial Cold-Hardy Fruiting Plants USDA Zone 6

This is a list I've compiled of perennial cold-hardy fruiting plants. Hardiness USDA Zone 6. 0' F. If you know of any species I have left out or mistakes in the details please let me know in a comment. The abbreviation "ssp." is used to indicate that there are "several species" in the genus that fall under the same common name. Common Name Scientific Name USDA Zones Soil Water Size Note Maple fruit/seeds Acer ssp. 2-10 10-45 m, 33-148 ft Hardy Kiwi or "Tara Vine" Actinida arguta 3-8 12-40 ft tall, 3-5 ft wide Fast growing, sensitive to freeze-thaw cycle in spring. Chocolate vine Akebia quinata 5-9 20-40 ft tall Serviceberry Amelanchier ssp. 4-9 15-25 ft Porcelain berry vine, Amur peppervine Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 4-8 20-25 ft Known to be invasive in some parts of the US. Bearberry, Kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 2-7 5-30 cm, 2-12 inches Evergreen groundcover. Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 3-8 3-6 ft Pawpaw Asimina triloba 5-9 Moist, slig...