Adding to the orchard

Although there are a lot of options for permanent plantings of fruit, some are things I don’t see us eating very much of.

Things I definitely want to do:

• Plant some more raspberries in the row. 
• I think two more purple raspberries and a few (< 4) more red raspberries.
• Plant two more blueberry bushes.
• Plant two Asian persimmon trees.
• We like the consistency of the Asian persimmons.  We don't like that you need the American variety to be mushy before they're considered edible.  I don't see us ever needing more than 2 trees of this.

Things under consideration:

• Plant 2 mulberry bushes.
• They're tolerant of Black Walnut (juglone).
• They can get rather tall so they need to be "topped" to maintain the desirable height.
• Since they send suckers, there's no need to plant more than a minimum.
• The fruit helps strengthen eyesight, is loaded in resveratol (excellent vs cancer), good as  brain tonic, has protein, and is generally good for your immune system and digestion.
• Plant 4 Aronia (aka Black Chokeberry) bushes.
• They are a natural understory planting and work well at the edge of the woodland.
• Debatable whether they can be planted near to black walnut -- I have sent an email to a botanist PhD about that.
• Fruit are high in antioxidants as well as vitamins (especially C) and minerals.
• Plant 2-4 Elderberries.
• They're tolerant of Black Walnut (juglone).
• Fragrant, edible flowers along with the fruit.
• Berries contain Vitamin A and B and more vitamin C than oranges, also loaded with antioxidants.  They also have been used to treat respiratory problems as well as cold and flu.
• Need to be two+ varieties to ensure pollination, fruit development.
• Plant kiwi vines.
• Unknown whether they can grow near Black Walnut.
• Commercial growers use two ~6' tall T-shaped structures 15'-25' apart with cables stretched between them.
• You need male and female vines to pollinate.  A single male plant can pollinate up to 6 female plants.  Baker Creek sells packs of 2 female and 1 male plants.  I'd buy two of these sets and plant them on opposing ends of the structure with the idea of growing them toward one another.