Windbreak Fruit Trees Database

Since our focus at the Orchard of Flavours is to find edible species which can provide multiple functions, in the process of developing the edible botanical garden we have been collecting quite a few species which we’ve found to work great as “Edible Windbreaks”.

In case you’re curious to learn more about multi-purpose windbreaks, you can read our Learn article about creating windbreaks with plants and also from organic materials.

Good Windbreak Fruit Tree or Shrub Species

Below you can find a selection of trees of different heights whose foliage is evergreen, dense and which are quite wind resistant. They all offer the added value of being fruit trees or other edible species!

- small to medium:

CHRYSOPOGON ZIZANIOIDES, ACCA SELLOWIANA, ARBUTUS UNEDO, CALLISTEMON VIMINALIS, ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA, EUGENIA UNIFLORA.

- taller edible plants:

INGA EDULIS, PERSEA AMERICANA, PHYLLOSTACHYS  BISSETTII, PHYLLOSTACHYS  VIRIDIS, PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA, PHYLLOSTACHYS EDULIS, SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM, SYZYGIUM AUSTRALE, SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM.

Here you can find detailed information about all the plant windbreaks in our database. 

Small to medium edible fruit trees suitable as hedge windbreak:

Tall edible fruit trees suitable as high windbreak:

This article was compiled by Miguel COTTON, Jackson KNIGHTS & Miguel PEREIRA. If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact us. miguel@orchardofflavours.com