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 NameScientific NameUSDA ZonesSoilWaterSizeNote
Maple fruit/seedsAcer ssp.2-1010-45 m, 33-148 ft
Hardy Kiwi or "Tara Vine"Actinida arguta3-812-40 ft tall, 3-5 ft wide
Fast growing, sensitive to freeze-thaw cycle in spring.
Chocolate vineAkebia quinata5-920-40 ft tall
ServiceberryAmelanchier ssp.4-915-25 ft
Porcelain berry vine, Amur peppervineAmpelopsis brevipedunculata4-820-25 ft
Known to be invasive in some parts of the US.
Bearberry, KinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva-ursi2-75-30 cm, 2-12 inches
Evergreen groundcover.
ChokeberryAronia melanocarpa3-83-6 ft
PawpawAsimina triloba5-9Moist, slightly acid soil15-20 ft
American barberry, Allegheny barberryBerberis canadensis4-81.8 m, 6 ft
BeautyberryCallicarpa americana6-123-5 ft tall
Carolina allspiceCalycanthus floridus4-96-10 ft
PecanCarya illinoinensis5-975-100 ft
HickoryCarya ssp.4-821-24 m, 70-80 ft tall
ChestnutCastanea ssp.4-9
40-60 ft sometimes 100+ ft
Hackberry, SugarberryCeltis occidentalis2-9
40-60 ft infrequently 100+ ft
Plum YewCephalotaxus ssp.6-95-10 ft typically, could grow taller, very slow growing
Evergreen shade plant.
Flowering quinceChaenomeles speciosa5-96-10 ft
Swedish bunchberry, Swedish cornelCornus suecica110 cm
Hardy to zone 1 and above.
Korean dogwoodCornus kousa5-815-25 ft
Cornelian CherryCornus mas4-815-25 ft tall
Alaskan bunchberryCornus unalaschkensis2-725 cm, 10 inches
Canadian bunchberryCornus canadensis2-64-9 ft tall
Hazelnut/FilbertCorylus ssp.4-99-12 ft tall
MayhawCrataegus aestivalus6-1130 ft
Chinese HawthornCrataegus pinnatifida5-915-23 ft
HawthornsCrataegus ssp.4-1115-49 ft
QuinceCydonia oblonga4-93-5 m
Blue Sausage FruitDecaisnea fargesii4-8
Japanese PersimmonDiospyros kaki6-920-30 ft tall
American PersimmonDiospyros virginiana4-1020 ft tall
Mock strawberryDuchesnea indica,
Potentilla indica
5-91 ft
Strawberry Cactus or Hedgehog CactusEchinocereus engelmanii5-93-5 in, up to 10 in
Pinkflower Hedgehog cactusEchinocereus fasciculatus5-9between 0.5 and 3 in
Fendler's Hedgehog cactusEchinocereus fendleri5-93-7 in, up to 10 in
Hedgehog CactusEchinocereus triglochidatus4-12up to 10 in
Russian oliveElaeagnus angustifolia2-730 ft
Known to be invasive in some areas of the US.
Ebbing's silverberryElaeagnus ebbingei5-98-10 ft
Evergreen broadleaf. Does well being pruned smaller.
GoumiElaeagnus multiflora4-96-10 ft
Golden silverberryElaeagnus pungens6-910-15 ft
Evergreen broadleaf.
Autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata4-910-16 ft tall
Known to be invasive in some areas of the US.
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum3-81-1.3 ft tall
Sea grapeEphedra distachya4-925-50 cm
Pincushion CactusEscobaria missouriensis4-11
12 in 30 cm tall, form clumps to 30 cm
American beech nutsFagus grandifolia3-950-80 ft
Hardy FigsFicus carica6-1010-30 ft tall
Branches will die back in winters below zone 8, but the root is cold hardy and will grow new branches.
StrawberryFragaria ssp.4-94-7 inches tall
Fuchsia ssp.611 ft
Appalachian HuckleberryGaylussacia brachycera5-90.5 - 1 m, 2-3ft tall
GinkgoGinkgo bilboa3-850-80 ft tall
Seaberry, Sea BuckthornHippophae rhamnoides3-72-4 m, 7-13 ft
Japanese raisin treeHovenia dulcis5-930-35 ft
ButternutJuglans cinerea3-740-60 ft
WalnutJuglans regla5-980-120 ft
Winter Honeysuckle, Bush HoneysuckleLonicera fragrantissima4-86-10 ft
Known to be invasive in some parts of the US.
HoneyberryLonicera caerulea2-74-6 ft tall
Goji berry, Wolfberry, Matrimony VineLycium barbarum6-96-8 ft tall
Che tree, Mandarin melon berryMaclura tricuspidata5-95m
Oregon grapeMahonia ssp.5-97-10 ft
Broadleaf evergreen, leaves turn red and are spikey. There are species with different habits, including creeping groundcovers.
ApplesMalus domestica3-830 ft
CrabappleMalus ssp.4-840 ft
MedlarMespilus germanica5-815-20 ft
PartridgeberryMitchella repens3-82 in tall, 6-12 in wide
MulberryMorus spp4-815-60 ft tall
Eastern Prickly PearOpuntia humifusa4-9
6-12 in tall, 12-18 in wide
Prickly pear cactusesOpuntia ssp.3-116-12 in up to 10-15 ft trees
Very varied genus will edible fruits. Many fruits are dry and seedy but some are good.
Pine nutsPinus ssp.
PistachioPistachia vera
MyrobalanPrunus
Bird cherryPrunus
ApricotsPrunus armeniaca
CherriesPrunus avium
AlmondPrunus dulcis
St Lucie cherryPrunus mahaleb
SapphireberryPrunus paniculata,
Symplocos chinense
PeachesPrunus persica
NectarinesPrunus persica var. nucipersia
SloeberryPrunus spinosa
PlumsPrunus ssp.
Bush CherryPrunus tomentosa
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Hardy PomegranatePunica granatum
PearsPyrus communis L.
Asian PearPyrus pyrifolia
Ornamental pearsPyrus ssp.
AcornQuercus ssp.
SumacRhus ssp.
CurrantsRibes ssp.
GooseberriesRibes uva-crispa
JostaberryRibes x nidigrolaria
Cili fruitRosa roxburghii
Rose hipsRosa ssp.
Rose HipsRosa ssp.
SalmonberryRubus
DewberryRubus caesius5-104-12 ft
Creeping raspberryRubus calcynoides
Creeping raspberryRubus calcynoides
TayberryRubus fruticosus x R. idaeus5-8
Creeping raspberryRubus hayata-koidzumii6-9
Mulch heavily in colder regions.
RaspberriesRubus idaeus
OlallieberryRubus laciniatus x ulmifolius6-104-6 ft
BlackberriesRubus occidentalis
ThimbleberryRubus parvifolius
WineberryRubus phoenicolasius
WineberryRubus phoenicolasius4-8Well-draining soil3 m, 9 ft
Roebuck berryRubus saxatilis
SalmonberryRubus spectabilis4-9
Slightly acid pH 5-7, well-draining
1-4 m, 3-12 ft
Creeping raspberryRubus tricolor
BoysenberryRubus ursinus x Rubus idaeus5-9Moist
LoganberryRubus x loganobaccus6-10
ElderberrySambucus nigra
Blue elderberrySambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
BuffaloberryShepherdia ssp.
TreacleberrySmilacina racemosa
WonderberrySolanium burbankii
Mountain ash or RowanSorbus acuparia
WhitebeamSorbus aria
Service treeSorbus domestica
WatermelonberryStreptopus amplexifolius
GorseUlex europaeus
SquashberryViburnum edule
Nannyberry/SheepberryViburnum lentago
Highbush cranberryViburnum trilobum
GrapesVitis vinifera
YellowhornXanthoceras sorbifolium
JujubeZiziphus jujuba
Acidid soil conditions required:
Wisley pearlGaulnettya wisleyensis6-9Requires acidic soil.
Creeping snowberryGaultheria hispidulaRequires acidic soil.
Wintergreen or TeaberryGaultheria procumbensRequires acidic soil.
SalalGaultheria shallonRequires acidic soil.
Chilean wintergreenPernettya mucronataRequires acidic soil.
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus2-9Requires very acidic soil.
Very difficult to grow.
BlueberryVaccinium corymbosumRequires acidic soil.
CranberryVaccinium macrocarponRequires acidic soil.
HuckleberryVaccinium ovatumRequires acidic soil.
Red HuckleberryVaccinium parvifoliumRequires acidic soil.
BilberryVaccinium uliginosumRequires acidic soil.
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaeRequires acidic soil.

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